Although the Japanese melon bread and Mexican concha stem from opposite sides of the globe, they share similar tasted, look, and charm. Both contain a soft, dense, mildly-sweet interior with a ...

Sometimes filled with cream or flavored with chocolate, fruit, or matcha (an ingredient at the heart of Japanese tea culture), melon bread is also called "sunrise bread." Both names possibly refer ...

Melon bread is a simple staple of Japanese bakeries and convenience stores. It actually doesn’t contain any melon, being a half-spherical bun with a buttery, slightly crisp, lightly sweetened ...

He then serves the pudding with sweet, refreshing Japanese crown melon, and recommends the type from Shizuoka. Sato says this dessert reflects his culinary philosophy of “pure, simple and ...

Japanese baked goods are a world unto themselves. English bakeries, French patisseries, Catalan, Danish, Viennese — all of them have a distinct flavor honed over centuries according to exactly ...

By the late 1970s, Japanese bakeries had started making different types of bread preparations, from curry donuts (Kare Pan) to melon bread – a childhood favourite.” A delicate balance of ...