Is it good???? Almost every anime I watch, there's someone who loves melon bread, like Shana from Shakugan No Shana.
The skin is crispy,while the inside must be soft with some moisture.
That is 'kali-mofu' texture as Shana loves.
Is it good though?
Its awesome... but you got to get it from the bakery and not prepacked to have the greatness.
where did you go to get it though?
I don't know whether melon bread is sold in any other countries
than Japan.
In Japan, it is usually sold in bakeries, or even in convenience stores,selling the prepacked.
I'll have to find one though hopefully at some Japanese Market around here.
IMO, it's not that good. It's just sour bread.
and yes, I've had it fresh.
Sour? Its supposed to be sweet...
It is sweet. I bought some at my local Japanese bakery. It's really sweet, actually. For some, it could be a bit TOO sweet, but it's just right for me. Oh, it could be a bit bland by itself so I recommend getting it with chocolate chips or something.
I recommend getting melon bread from a bakery instead of prepacked. Prepacked gets gross...
In my city, the only easily available Japanese food are sushi. Do any of you made melon bread at home? I'd like to try some too.
I don't really now where to start searching for recipes. What makes the essence of good melon bread?
In Mexico there's a very similar one to melon bread called "conchitas" :) But i think it's a copy from original melon bread.
Ya, they have conchitas in AZ too!
Hey, if I could find the recipe for melon bread, I'll cook it!
Anybody know what the recipe is or where I could find it?
I would be very interested in a Melon bread recipe also.
If I find anything on it I will post it. ^.^
On that page there is the recipe for Melon bread by a Japanese women.
Various other Japanese bread recipes were posted by others too.
Happy Melon bread making! ^.^
Melon bread is very tasty, and very sweet.
lol, ya, me too, i'm planning to make some this weekend!
One question though, what does it taste like?
>>19
How did it turn out when you made it?
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Is it, by chance, called by any other name?
>>23
My people call it "maize".
I'd say it's okay... Personally I prefer it with melon creme inside. Otherwise it's like a dinner roll covered in cookie.
If you live in New Jersey in the US...
they sell it at Mitsuwa, I think. Or any japanese supermarket.
IMO, it's okay - not that good, not that bad. I think it really depends on the store and your own personal preferences.
I live close to a Japanese bakery and a Japanese supermarket, so I took the opportunity of buying the import from the supermarket and the fresh-baked one from the...well...bakery.
The one from the supermarket was far sweeter than the bakery one, and also, the outside 'crust' was softer. It reminds me of Chinese pineapple buns. The bakery one's way better IMHO, so if you live near a Japanese bakery, go for the bakery one.
The supermarket one gets pretty disgusting-looking and tasting later on the more you keep it in the plastic wrap thing.
>>26, is Mitsuwa any good?
I live in central jers, and am wondering if it's worth the day trip.
>>28
Not >26, but I live near a Mitsuwa.
It's okay. The melon bread in the supermarket's too sweet for my taste. If you mean the supermarket itself, it has some Japanese vegetables and meat and sashimi and candy and stuff in there, so if you're interested in that then you should go.
It's okay, I'm more of a curry pan person myself.
18 here...
A few months later and some thousand kilometers away to Japan, I finally tasted a melonpan!
It's sweet, fluffy, sugary, delicious... I think I may be addicted.
I went here (then to the restaurant right behind it) for my birthday one year. I absolutely LOVED it, but didn't even know about melon bread to look for it. It was a trip for me, but well worth it.
Anyway, I found a recipe and tried making it myself. Its pretty much what >>25 said, but then again it was my first time so it was far from perfect.
True that. Curry bread is a completely different category though, since it's more of a savory lunch or small meal sort of thing rather than a dessert or random sweet snack that melon bread is. I personally like mousse cakes better, though they're a little more expensive. Any desserts involving mochi is usually delicious, but fried mochi is so-so to me personally. If you don't like how sticky and gooey mochi is and you love melon bread, it might be something to try.
Ah, but curry bread is definitely the best.<3 There are recipes online for how to make it, but I haven't tried them yet. NYC's Cafe Zaiya has the best curry bread, though! I always grab one whenever I get the chance to go there.
I've only had mass-produced, plastic-wrapped melonpan from the Japanese supermarket near my house (in this case, it's a Nijiya Market), and I haven't been that impressed.
Very similar to Mexican conchas, in my opinion--basically, a glazed, very processed white roll, sort of like a sweetened hamburger bun.
I have no doubt that the fresh ones are better, but in general, it's not something I'd go out of my way for. I like other species of Japanese sweets far better.
>>26
For the record, there are also Mitsuwa locations in Chicago and California (as well as a couple of other states that don't come to mind right now). Good place for pretty much all things Japanese.
OMG, I FINALLY HAD MELON BREAD, AND IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!
There are several Japanese bakeries in Manhattan! I recommend Panya... their melon pan is delicious and fresh, daily!
They sell bread at a nearby asian bakery called Melon Buns, so I think it's the same thing.
I'm gonna try some next time I go :3