tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post2710512631306791048..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Won't Miss #534 - melon-flavored stuffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-32283706717154051942014-02-06T03:09:36.754-08:002014-02-06T03:09:36.754-08:00Not being a big fan of melons I have never liked m...Not being a big fan of melons I have never liked melon flavored candy, etc.<br /><br />Perhaps the Japanese use this flavor so much because melons are a very expensive delicacy there?!?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492461563889268879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-23958356541251732922014-02-05T11:46:27.966-08:002014-02-05T11:46:27.966-08:00I found that the honeydew melons in general in Tok...I found that the honeydew melons in general in Tokyo were really not good. A student gave me one once which she warned me "tasted like a vegetable", and she was right. I remember having really good, sweet cantaloupe and honeydew on occasion when I was growing up and never had anything like that in Japan. Perhaps only the $100-$150 "gift" melons were tasty? They were pretty Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-79048742592472575802014-02-05T10:20:07.409-08:002014-02-05T10:20:07.409-08:00Agreed! I've never been a fan of fake fruit fl...Agreed! I've never been a fan of fake fruit flavors, but "melon" really takes the cake for me. To me, it just had a really "sickly" sweet flavor and reminded me nothing of those luscious honeydews I loved as a kid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com