Whenever I eat Melonpan I think of Shana and member Melonpan ^^;
Its basically Melon flavored bread where the top is slightly crunchy.
Have you tried Melonpan and do they sell it in your region?
Posted on 2008/03/05 11:37
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
whenever i eat melonpan, i think of yakitate japan! great comedy manga worth reading danny!
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
Ah yes! Same for me, and that's because Yakitate Japan perfected Melon-pan! ^^
And Rie Kugimiya plays a role in the anime, too. ^^ Love her smexy voice...
Afro-ed Student
Registered on 2007/12/15 09:57
Don't know about the manga, but the anime was so-so.
The first half of the anime was excellent, but then it just started rolling downhill.
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
Yeah, but that first half alone is what I consider as Yakitate Japan.
I don't consider the other half at all. ^^
anime junky
Registered on 2008/05/14 04:35
yakitate japan was pure joy from beginning to end for me. as for shana second... i kinda had to gut it out towards the end x_x
Student, Spiral Warrior
Registered on 2008/02/04 10:01
Taibei bakeries have a lot of... interesting stuff, but I'm not sure I've seen anything like this melonpan. I'll keep an eye out for it.
computer business Infomation system
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:44
There probably have it here in California somewhere, but I never have seen them. I would love to try some.
Registered on 2008/01/21 02:27
If you are in Long Beach, see if you can go to the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Costa Mesa. Take a right off the 405 south onto Bristol. Make a left at the second light (Paularino) and it is on your right hand side. Melon Pan is on the opposite end of the entrance, near the Daichiki Sushi and Bentos. It is on the 2nd to top shelf across from the sushi.
computer business Infomation system
Registered on 2007/11/30 13:44
Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll go on Saturday.
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
here in some of the "Hong kong style" cafes they have fresh made "melon pans" but not in melon flavor ^^ I want to make them at home someday!
Your local Otaku Cashier.
Registered on 2007/11/04 12:31
I had one once back in 2006 from my local anime store. Sadly, it's prepackaged and was there for a little while. I wish I could somehow eat some freshly cooked melonpan.
Aspiring Trap
Registered on 2007/10/20 23:04
I felt pretty dumb when I expected this to have some sort of filling when I first bought it at the Kuki station. After you wade through the sweet crust, it's just like any other pastry ._.
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
Same here - expected it ti be filled with chunks of melon ^^;
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
good melonpan is made with freshly squeezed melon juice, but most of the ones you'd find at bakeries are just made from canned melon juice.
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:55
Me too, but in afterthought, melon bits and bread don't sound very good to me.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Does melon jam/filling exist in the first place?
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
It does it you make it ^^;
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
forgot to add that the crunchiness is due to cookie dough, but because the time it takes to bake bread and cookies are different, the cookies usually come out half baked.
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
I wonder if the tips and tricks from yakitate japan actually works LOL
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
Yakitate Japan breads were sold in Japan sometimes ago, I had wanted to try one but... >_<
Fonzler in a small dark room in Sydney, Australia
萌え命
Registered on 2007/05/31 23:14
Found some nice ones in the basement level of Takashimaya at Shinjuku....melon flavoured icing on the outside and custard on the inside... 400 yen a pop - pretty expensive considering regular melon-pan is about 100 yen a piece, but worth every cent!...or yen...
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
I'll keep my eyes open for some the next time I visit Chinatown.
(wonder if there are any in the first place though)
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
think they call it "bo lor bun"? (Which translates as pineapple buns)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Thanks for the hint, chun. Much appreciated.
Student
Registered on 2007/12/20 09:45
Let me know if you find any. Melonpan is something I alway wanted to try aswell but I was sure we didn't have any here. ^^;
Meat Puppet
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:16
Umm... is melonpan = pineapple bun = bo lor bow?
I've eaten plenty of pineapple buns, but they don't quite look like the pic above. So I don't know if I've eaten it or not.
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
oh! the bo lor bow (bao) is probably the right way to call the hong kong style of the melon bun, I think the japanese have perfected the melon bun tho teehee which is what you see in danny's picture above. I have at least had one before which has custard in it (melon bun, supposedly japanese style) and I have also tried Hong kong style, both without filling or with red bean paste ^^ I want to try to make it some day but it's probably gonna take hours of work LOL
kaeze in Melbourne, Australia, Earth
Illustrator & Designer
Registered on 2007/04/09 18:37
I've only ever had the Hong Kong style "pineapple bun" and like Chun said, it's to die for if you have the plain version when freshly baked with a slice of real butter melting in between! It's a long time Hong Kong tradition (at least long enough that my grandparents used to have it when they were young).
Nowadays, especially at yum cha/dim sum, they have smaller versions with custard and/or red bean paste inside.
Will have to try the Japanese melopan soon and compare!! ^___^
Meat Puppet
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:16
Ah, I see. Thanks chun. I like just freshly baked plain bo lor bao. Never had custard (that sounds good tho), but I know they stuff them with all sorts of weird things nowadays: red bean paste, lotus root paste, pork jerky string, minced meat. I have unsuspectedly bitten into one sayin "WTF!". Someday it'll be halibut with parasites. I just know it.
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
LOL ohoh, the plain ones when freshly outta the oven with a little butter is HEAVEN!!!!! XP (they serve some good ones at one of the hong kong style cafe here)
student
Registered on 2007/03/21 09:30
They have melon pan here but it's nothing compared to the melon pan I had in Japan, especially the size lol. It's about 3 times as big as the one here. I think I'll have a melon pan every morning when I go to Japan again, hopefully there will be a bakery or a suupa that has one like last time ^^.
illustrator
Registered on 2007/12/19 12:57
the remind me of 'mexican' buns, and all the ones i've tasted never had any hint of melon flavor to me. i would think it's one of those flavors that would mostly dissapate with baking, like watermelon or cucumber.
Researcher
Registered on 2007/09/04 06:54
Yeah, those are called "conchas" and are not melon flavored (see my post a little bit down)... you beat me for a minute while I was typing.
illustrator
Registered on 2007/12/19 12:57
ya those are popular with chinese bakeries. what i meant was that all the melon pan i've had at japanese bakeries (that were labeled melon pan) didn't really taste like melon to me.
Student
Registered on 2007/08/09 05:36
All of my life I've been eating Melonpan without even noticing what it was really called LOL.
I love it.
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:42
never had melonpan before, although it does sound quite appetizing.
Student
Registered on 2007/12/11 10:30
When I think of melonpan, I think of Ren from DearS!
Is melonpan pinapple bun? o_o
Researcher
Registered on 2007/09/04 06:54
In Mexico we have something similar. It looks exactly the same but it's not melon flavor, just bread with some sugar. We call them "conchas" (it's pronounced "kon-shas" if you were to write it in romanji) and it means "shells" (like the ones you'll find in the beach).
Insane Student
Registered on 2008/02/27 11:52
I remember eating melon-pan 9 years ago in local bakery in Tokyo area... but over here its impossible to get... Noooooo !!!!!
Any way it taste like melon/cantalope... Someday I will order and ship it to my place... ^0^
Screenwriter, 3D Model Builder
Registered on 2008/02/08 16:41
Nothing that fancy here in Finland unfortunately..
Student
Registered on 2008/02/01 20:10
Student
Registered on 2008/01/01 11:28
And also here in Germany..
Registered on 2007/12/22 19:13
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:55
That's another thing I heard about melonpan, is that it's called that because it's larger than most loaves of bread, hence "melonpan"
Animation
Registered on 2007/04/19 10:59
is that why they call is melonpan? because it definitely doesnt taste like melon if the bread is named after its taste....
ive had a "real" melonpan that was flavored as a cantaloupe. twas tasty!
mouse clicker
Registered on 2007/08/23 07:07
haven't tasted it yet. and how i wish to be able to do so.
shana also comes to mind with melonpan, just like konata comes to mind when i see choco coronet.
Student
Registered on 2007/10/31 21:28
i never tried one before. =(
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
I'm hungry now...
I want to try it. Does it taste good?
Student/Daemonhunter
Registered on 2007/01/22 06:09
Gotta love those things. Haha when I see Melonpan I think Shana and Yakitate Japan.
Darn, I wish they sell those in my area, but they dont have much of them in the US. I have to make-do with Pineapple-pan. It's close to it, but doesnt have the melon in it.
Student
Registered on 2007/04/24 11:15
I need to try authentic melon pan. The ones we have in Singapore suck >_>
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
Atleast you've tried some, I am so ashamed... I haven't even tried Shana's favourite food...
BioInformatician
Registered on 2007/11/20 20:46
Tried one in Duesseldorf from the local japanese bakery and it was more than delicous! it's a shame that it is 250km away :(
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
550km away from here ^^"
Unfortunately I didn't find a Japan related shop near me :/
Would love to try Melonpan, I hope I'm able to eat one when I visit London in april
BioInformatician
Registered on 2007/11/20 20:46
where are you? around stuttgart/munich?
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
Ludwigshafen, next to Mannheim ^^
Game Designer
Registered on 2007/10/28 16:52
I tried it once,
and compare to the "pineapple'pan, i prefer the melonpan !
And whenever i think of Melonpan i think of "Dears!"
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
we have some specialty bakeries here that carries Melonpan but i haven't tried buying one...yet ^^;;;;;
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth
Student and full-time otaku
Registered on 2007/12/19 00:24
Shana is just so cute with her melonpan-fetish. Love to try some, but I don't have any illusion of getting it here
BioInformatician
Registered on 2007/11/20 20:46
i found a store in amsterdam that carried melonpans and other japanese foodstuff! ;)
they even had ramune :)
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
Registered on 2007/12/25 23:02
there aint no melonpan here T~T
Afro-ed Student
Registered on 2007/12/15 09:57
Yep. No melonpan for us. orz
Hirito in The Little Red Dot - Singapore
ORD!! Now awaiting Uni admission.
Registered on 2007/09/01 18:24
I miss eating melonpan! It was standard breakfast/snack food when in Japan!! Wished I had tried the world biggest melonpan in Sapporo, had forgotten about it. :(
Online Shop
Registered on 2008/01/17 11:35
I just realized I never had a melonpan... There are few Japanese bakery in my area so I guess I'll give it a try, but not expecting much though, heh.
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 10:07
love melonpan, cant find it where i live. had one everyday when in japan.
Registered on 2008/01/07 04:35
Only had pineapple bun (菠蘿包/ bo lo baau) before but not melonpan. Maybe I'll go find and get some next time I'm in Japan.
National Servicemen
Registered on 2008/01/19 21:34
melonpan is nice and all
but i prefer choco cornet.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
Melon-flavored bread? Never tasted it before.
student
Registered on 2008/01/09 00:24
I guess I would think of Shana, too. I would probably also think about the lack of melonpan scenes in the 2nd season of SnS and other meanings of the word "melonpan". ^^
Through, no one sells them over here.
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Registered on 2007/12/04 04:17
:sulks: we'd never have something like that in Norfolk.. We're lucky to have any Japanese resturants frankly...
Registered on 2008/01/14 22:51
In Singapore, we can actually find the Hong Kong pineapple bun (菠蘿包) in quite a number of confectionery shops. It is actually the equivalent of the Japanese melonpan. The only difference is probably the size. Japanese like them BIIIIG.
Despite the names of these buns, you won't necessary taste any fruit flavors in them. XD
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
whenever i think of Melonpan, ecchi pictures of haruhi and gang is the first thing that came to my mind. ('~')
Writer.
Registered on 2007/06/19 22:48
Registered on 2007/11/03 05:25
The best melonpan was outside hachioji station, but when I checked last year, the little stand was gone. :( I was devastated. So good on a cold winter day as then pull them out of the oven. . .
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:26
i've looked up a few recipes for the melon pan and i think i'll try making some soon... any takers???
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
ソフトウェアエンジニア
Registered on 2007/12/30 07:26
Had some before seeing Shana, didn't think much about it... now I have a strange craving for it from time to time ^^;;
On that note... same goes for choco corone （らき☆すた）, taiyaki （カノン）, mizuyoukan （まほらば）, and those flat, round senbei with nori （ながされて藍欄島）... no wonder my diet has gone
