メロンパンの通になりたくなった時 (When I decided to become a Melon Pan Connoisseur)

So there’s not much to say about the past three days, other than school is school. Of course Japanese is kicking my butt, and Pre-modern Japanese literature is less than life changing. However, I have discovered a new food that I do not by any means want to stop eating once I leave Japan. To be honest, the first time I ate it was actually in Taiwan, but I bought it there because it was written in Japanese, so I actually had an idea what it was. However, now that I am in the land of its origin, I have discovered its true glory.

The food that I speak of is the glorious Melon Pan (メロンパン). Yes, it is just bread. Yes, it is basically pan dulce. Yes, I’m a little obsessed. But for me, melon pan is perfect. I love bread. I love sugar. I love things that cost a dollar. Combination = amazing. So far I’ve bought about 6? different kinds, and when I say kinds I don’t mean flavors. I mean the same flavor, different brands. I’ve had the 711 brand, a cheap, not tasty, but big Family Mart brand, whatever it is they sell at the Kyudai co-op, a fresh home made one from a bakery in Hiroshima, a fresh one from a bakery at Kaizuka subway station, and, my favorite, the brand We Are Francois. We Are Francois even has a cartoon commercial I've seen on tv. After hours of searching the Japanese internet, I've found the commercial. Here it is, though after watching it again I've decided it's actually pretty crazy. The children definitely have bread-related seizures.



Yeah so that's all I'm going to write about today. I hope your mouth is watering.

Btw here's a song by some girl who is obviously as obsessed as me.