Melonpan

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Melonpan

Melonpan, with characteristic crisscross pattern
Alternative names	Melon pan Melon bun Melon bread
Type	Sweet bun
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	East Asia
Main ingredients	Dough Cookie dough
Media: Melonpan

Melonpan (メロンパン, meronpan), also called melon bun or melon bread, is a Japanese sweetbun covered in a layer of crispy cookie dough. The texture resembles that of a melon, such as a cantaloupe. They are not traditionally melon flavored.^[1]

Melonpan and pineapple bun from Hong Kong are very similar. By comparison, the Japanese style is lighter in weight and taste, slightly drier and has a firmer outer layer (including top cookie crust) which resists flaking, unlike its Hong Kong counterpart, whose top cookie crust tends to flake easily. The Hong Kong version is also moister, and is generally soft on the outside and inside, with a stronger butter flavour.