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Melon pan メロンパン(Melon bread)

Melon bread is a type of sweet bread that resembles melon in its appearance. It has soft, fluffy bread on the bottom covered with a layer of sweet cookie-like dough. Although it is named “melon-pan,” it doesn’t have a taste of melon. But some shops add melon cream or use a green-colored dough so that it gets like a genuine melon taste or appearance. The combination of a soft bun and a sweet cookie crust makes an interesting texture of soft and crispy. Melon bread is available not only bakeries but also at convenience stores and supermarkets. Different convenience stores and bread maker companies produce different varieties of melon pan. Some emphasize on a crispy texture of cookie dough while others emphasize on fluffy texture, and some have whipped cream or melon cream inside. It will be interesting to try various melon-pan and find your absolute favorite.

Cream pan クリームパン (Cream Bread)

Cream pan is a popular selection of bread for small kids. It has custard cream inside of a normal roll. It was invented by Aizo Soma in 1904, with inspiration from cream puffs. Cream bread was considered to have a high nutritional value at that time, so it was spread all over Japan. Cream pan can be found at any types of shops from local bakeries to convenience stores, but there are some companies that specialize in cream bread such as Nakamura-ya and Hattendo. Those shops are usually located inside of train stations and at basement floors of department stores. If you want to try sophisticated cream-pan, cream-pan-specialized shops are worth a try.

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