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メロンパン (Meronpan)

Melon bun

  • めろんぱん
  • Meronpan
  • Pitch 1, 1
  • breads
  • sweet dishes

Meaning

メロンパン (めろんぱん, Meronpan) is Melon bun, a Japanese food (breads, sweet dishes).

What is Melon bun?

These buns are made from an enriched dough covered in a thin layer of crisp cookie dough. Their appearance resembles a melon, such as a rock melon (cantaloupe). They are not traditionally melon flavored, but in recent times it has become popular for manufacturers to add melon to melon bread. Variations exist, including some with a few chocolate chips between the cookie layer and the enriched dough layer, and non-melon versions flavored with caramel, maple syrup, chocolate, or other flavors, sometimes with syrup, whipped or flavored cream, or custard as a filling. In the case of such variations, the name may drop the word "melon" ("maple pan") or may keep it despite the lack of melon flavor ("chocolate melon pan").

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