tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post1070001965571429274..comments2024-03-09T02:14:54.317-08:00Comments on Japanese Snack Reviews: Smile Oven Big Melon PanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-627764843192554012008-12-21T23:44:00.000-08:002008-12-21T23:44:00.000-08:00My melon pan was a total FAIL! It was hard to make...My melon pan was a total FAIL! It was hard to make (never having tried it), but I had the will AND the recipe AND the melon flavouring (in Canada no less). <BR/><BR/>Ummmm the cookie dough was too buttery and so the cookie coating expanded... creating one large cookie that spread over the entire pan... with regular bumps where the buns sat underneath.<BR/><BR/>I cut away the excess cookie, and manchester fat acceptance https://www.blogger.com/profile/11207482764987668705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-7529559342338039452008-12-18T15:41:00.000-08:002008-12-18T15:41:00.000-08:00I'm not sure if whoopie pie being made while makin...I'm not sure if whoopie pie being made while making whoopie would make it more or less attractive (I'm going with less).<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of Chinese sweets in Japan (or Japanese off-shoots of them) as well as Portuguese ones. I can't say I've ever seen the Chinese equivalent of a melon pan, but it any worse nutritionally than the Japanese one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-47512647933189583072008-12-18T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:53:00.000-08:00i was laughing at the "whoopie pie" you mentioned....i was laughing at the "whoopie pie" you mentioned... always wondered about that. i don't think i've eaten melon pan before, but probably have eaten something similar (chinese equivalent). i agree about the nothing flavor though, for 558 calories it better taste damn good =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-76545554471606972632008-12-17T12:53:00.000-08:002008-12-17T12:53:00.000-08:00I have a recipe for melon pan, which I'll be makin...I have a recipe for melon pan, which I'll be making soon - I even have melon flavouring! Can't wait to try it!<BR/><BR/>I wanted to let you know I love your blog and I picked it for a peer blogger award:<BR/><BR/>http://hyperlexian.blogspot.com/2008/12/uber-amazing-blog-awards-from-me.htmlmanchester fat acceptance https://www.blogger.com/profile/11207482764987668705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-62683482097790649322008-12-17T07:18:00.000-08:002008-12-17T07:18:00.000-08:00Contrary to what you say, the melon pan in hokkaid...Contrary to what you say, the melon pan in hokkaido actually tastes like melon or it does in tokachi, as my in laws live there and i have fallen in love with the melon pan at obihiro station. I'ts so yummy with a definite melon flavour! :) Of course hokkaido is home to the yubari melon so maybe that's why.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634221078922326881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-1939647552616746102008-12-17T03:50:00.000-08:002008-12-17T03:50:00.000-08:00That is exactly why it is called "melon pan" (it l...That is exactly why it is called "melon pan" (it looks like half a melon, and the one I had was about the size of one). Most people don't know that. I've read blogs by foreigners in Japan who swear they are melon flavored or "explain" the reason they are called "melon pan" is their taste, but they're wrong. And you're right. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment!Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893380621848637984.post-21534818103952786572008-12-16T21:32:00.000-08:002008-12-16T21:32:00.000-08:00I've never understood the attraction of melon pan....I've never understood the attraction of melon pan. Like you said, except for when it has chocolate chips or the occasional extra flavoring - like melon - it tastes like nothing to me. <BR/><BR/>I always thought is was called melon pan because it looks a little bit like the texture you find on a melon. That was based on nothing but the rambling of my own brain though.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050270762088395325noreply@blogger.com