Thoms’ Treats

Most weekdays are ‘Sandwiches for breakfast’ days. Sandwiches are easy to assemble, versatile (it perks me up 6-7 a.m.), and easy to eat while I’m on my way to office. And after I’ve discovered Thoms, all I want to do is try out sandwiches of all kinds.

For the ignorant, Thoms is this wonderful bakery near Frazer town(Phone:080-25301860; 080-25361076). I just can’t help sneaking away from office at lunch time for a quick shopping extravaganza. Walk in and the aroma of freshly baked breads drives you crazy!

Ok, I try to speak to the sales folks in Malayalam because:
1. They are all from Mallu land
2. I’m improving my own language skills…and,
2. I strike a chord with them instantly and therefore, I’d like to believe that I get the best loaf they’ve baked that day!

Their little tubs of chocolate cake are awesome tasting and so are their chocolate doughnuts. Oh, they have these little chocolate balls which are, out-of-this-world! I simply have no clue as to how they bake these, but I figured it is probably the cake crumbs mixed with chocolate sauce, molded into cute, lemon-sized balls, and liquid chocolate poured on top, for a lovely icing-like finish.

Back to the breads, my favorite is the huge bun-like brown bread which I slice into two, top one half with loads of veggies, cheese and jalapeno sauce, put the top back again and cut this into thick wedges.

I also love their multi-grain bread. Soft and chewy these loaves stay that way even on the third/fourth day, if you don’t manage to use it up. I usually make a sandwich spread with grated veggies, lots of boiled corn and an eggless mayonnaise and slather them on to thick slices of this bread. Delicious!

I haven’t tasted the ragi bread yet, but they were so soft to touch that I once sent them home to my mother-in-law who was experimenting with ragi foods those days. She was floored.

What I like is that they don’t slice the bread, which means you can tear them off and eat them if you are ravenous, or cut them into thick slices (I love my sandwiches this way.) And what I like even more is that they wrap it in brown paper, which is so charming. Simple tomato slices and cheese, grated cucumber in low-cal butter spread, shreds of omlette tossed with veggies (for Shinu), and slices of fruit wedged in with butter (for Samkuttan)…I experiment endlessly.

Am off to Thoms tomorrow for their brown bread, and yeah, while I’m there, will pop one of those chocolate balls if they have them ready by then. Pure Indulgence, that!