Recently a new food court has been built in Ueno near the park between the Kaisei and JR lines. Being my favorite spot in Tokyo, I often visit and was happy to find a great little bread store next to Lotteria.
I bought a few items, but the first I tried was this wonderfull Mount Fuji shaped strawberry melonpan.
The cookie crust is rich with strawberry flavour, but topped nicely with white chocolate.
Unfortunately white chocolate in Japan is not so good and a little bit sickly, but this was thin enough to add only delight to presentation and taste.
Deeper into the core, one will find that which makes any standard melonpan into a great melonpan....a sweet strawberry cream filling.
It must be said though, that most of the shape is hollow. But this is in no way a problem. This melonpan is satisfying exactly as it is.
Every bite was a delight.
