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Nice thread, Tokai.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to find good Meron Pan in Japan. We used to have no problem finding great ones that are a little crispy on the outside but really soft and moist on the inside. I couldn't stand the recent trend of making Meron Pan with chocolate chips on the outer surface and/or with artificially-flavored melon cream in the center so that they could price the Meron Pan higher.

By the way, the Japanese word for bread is 'pan' because it was the Portugese who first introduced bread to the Japanese.