Japanese bakeries are everywhere and a very creative with what they bake
But all of them have THIS in common
Basically its a piece a bread.It's hard and sweet on the top
sugar and butter. And soft on the inside. Today we're going to take a closer look
at the MELON PAN
Asakusa is one of Japan's most famous traditional centers
and sits in the heart of central Tokyo. Millions of visitors come to
Sensoji Temple to pray
or just feel the traditional spirit of Japan
Just around the corner from Sensoji
is a restaurant preserving the tradition of Japan's most popular bread
it's called ASAKUSA Kagetsu-do
and it's been a popular place
for piping hot melon pan for over a decade
they call it Japanese traditional sweet bread in English
and people just love it!
The smell of hot and fresh sweet bread from the door
is hard to pass up
Owner Yoshifumi Yuki explains
the interior takes you back in time! This retro Japan field is popular with locals
and tourists alike
but why is it called melon pan?
Here is a real melon, and here is a melon pan
I guess they look alike
In Japanese, melon is pronounced meh-lon and
and pan is the word for bread in portugueses
the first westerners to arrive in Japan
in the 16th century
Yuki san recommends the melon double wammy
it's a hot melon pon with a housemaid melon soda
neither tastes like melon
but a melon soda has a green melon like color
that's close enough
Why the cherry?
Yuki-san says it adds color
A simple yet traditional snack in the heart of Asakusa