Although now readily found in many bakeries and even convenience stores, Japanese sweet melon bread is a labor-intensive pastry. It starts with a kneaded dough containing two differing flours ...

Coming out of Kimuraya’s ovens at the same time as the tanuki bread is a new seasonal melon bread variation, which takes the Japanese bakery staple of a dome-shaped bun with a lightly crunchy ...

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 ...