Ask any migrant: recreating food from home is never as straightforward as just following a recipe. So it was for the team at Bread K Coffee, a compact Korean bakery in Moonee Ponds. But they’ve risen to the challenge with careful testing and tweaking – and a proofing machine imported from Korea.

The bakery specialises in salt bread (sogeum-ppang), a buttery Korean and Japanese speciality not unlike a dinner roll. Here, it’s proofed with a 20-hour-aged starter to reduce the amount of yeast required. The result is an easy-to-digest bread that’s crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. There are around 15 variations on the menu. Garlic cream and the plain old salt bread are customer favourites.

Bread lovers know the drill – pick up a tray and load it up. If you’re lucky (or early), you might be able to snag a seat outdoors upon which to eat your bread and sip a banana or butterscotch latte.