Japanese milk bread will play a starring role at the Oscars on Sunday

The humble sweet bread is one of the smaller gifts in the nominees 'swag bags'.

It’s a sweet, white, fluffy textured loaf of bread with a golden brown top. The rectangular shokupan, or Japanese milk bread, is possibly the most humble yet most prized of the delectables alongside honey, dates, chocolates and pretzels to find their way into the expensive goody bag nominees get to take home from the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night.

So why a Japanese milk bread? Because the bread has become a staple for Hollywood's rich and famous. Described as LA's “orgasmic” bread, it is made by the now famous Ginza Nishikawa Bakery on Santa Barbara Boulevard in Los Angeles. They only bake 200 of the loaves daily which are said to be sold out within minutes of the bakery opening. Luckily, they do take orders.

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