{"id":39949,"date":"2019-02-12T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=39949"},"modified":"2019-02-12T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T10:09:27","slug":"melonpan-ice-in-eastwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/02\/12\/melonpan-ice-in-eastwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Melonpan Ice Is Now in Eastwood!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese desserts have captivated both travel-savvy folks and foodies alike. One, in particular, has taken the world by storm and is now in <strong>Eastwood Citywalk 2.\u00a0<\/strong>Say hello to <strong>Melonpan Ice<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39958\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-facade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-facade.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-facade-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-facade-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The opening of Melonpan Ice last February was attended by the owners from Japan, influencers, and the media<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Originating from Kanazawa, Japan, this popular dessert shop offers melonpan, a freshly-baked, crispy sweet bun that resembles a melon, served with two scoops of their signature gelato ice cream. Melonpan Ice is Japan&#8217;s own take on the classic ice cream sandwich.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40073\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shop only claims to be the world&#8217;s &#8220;second best&#8221; at the trade. This is out of respect for the original Melonpan Ice master who taught them how to make the best melonpans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39957\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-youreoneinamelon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-youreoneinamelon.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-youreoneinamelon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-youreoneinamelon-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Melonpan Ice is truly one in a melon!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first Melonpan Ice in Manila currently offers their signature items which include vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and matcha <strong>Melonpan Ice (Php 180)<\/strong>. They also serve a mini version\u00a0of the sandwich, the\u00a0<strong>Minipan Ice (Php 120).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39959\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-ice-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Matcha Melonpan Ice (Php 180) includes a warm melonpan bread, two scoops of gelato, and a rusk<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re just craving for ice cream, try a scoop or two of the <strong>Gelato Rusk (Php 120)<\/strong> served with Melonpan bites on the side. You\u00a0can also skip the ice cream altogether and order <strong>Melonpans<\/strong> <strong>per piece (Php 85) or in boxes of five (Php 400)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39961\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-menu.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-menu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-menu-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Melonpan Ice&#8217;s current menu will expand as the franchise grows<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just like their international branches, Melonpan Ice Manila is expected to offer new ice cream flavors like Black Sesame as well as savory variations such as Kani Tamago Melonpan, Chicken Teriyaki Melonpan, and Pork Chashu Melonpan next month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39962\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-savory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-savory.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-savory-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-savory-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Savory treats will be available in-store soon, our favorite among the samples was the\u00a0Kani Tamago Melonpan<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eastwood is too far? No worries! Melonpan Ice Manila plans to expand to different areas in the country soon. They are also looking into possible partnerships with retail players and food delivery apps in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39960\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-interior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-interior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-interior-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Visit the first Melonpan Ice PH store in Eastwood Citywalk 2!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A visit to Melonpan Ice is sure to give you a sweet and satisfying taste of Japanese culture without the need for a plane ticket nor a travel plan!<\/p>\n<p><em>Drop by Melonpan Ice in Eastwood Citywalk 2, Bagumbayan, Quezon City any day of the week. They are open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Sundays to Thursdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.n. on Fridays and Saturdays.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melonpan Ice and their popular melonpan is now available in the Philippines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[8184,8183,8182,8181,4104],"class_list":["post-39949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launching-and-opening","tag-eastwood-citywalk","tag-japanese-dessert","tag-melonpan","tag-melonpan-ice","tag-wally-the-watermelon"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/melonpan-thumb1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39949"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40084,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39949\/revisions\/40084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}