7-ELEVEN Premium "Cold Melon Pan" and Famima " Melon Pan Ice Cream " are two melon pan-themed ice cream treats that were compared. Both products were released on March 2.

7-ELEVEN Premium Cold Melon Pan

A product of 7-ELEVEN Premium. Frozen melon bread that can be eaten at three different temperatures: frozen, refrigerated, or warmed. Priced at 213 yen (tax included). Sales areas include the Tokyo metropolitan area, Niigata, Hokuriku, Kinki, Okayama, and Shikoku.


The bread is baked with a rough mesh of cookie dough on top, giving it a melon-bread-like appearance. Inside is filled with "milk whipped cream. When eaten frozen, it tastes like milk ice cream, but it is slightly lighter than ice cream. It is a good combination with the crunchy dough.



The dough is firm, sweet, and buttery. Even right out of the freezer, it has the same texture as room temperature melon bread. Overall, the melon bread is the star rather than the ice cream, and it is a very satisfying dish.

Famima Melon Pan Ice Cream

FamilyMart's "Melon Pan Ice Cream" is a cookie puff wrapped in custard ice cream with "a mellow aroma like authentic melon pan and rich custard ice cream" as its selling point. The price is 218 yen (tax included).


When cut, the thin crust is filled with ice cream, indicating that ice cream is the star of the product. The dough has a crunchy, savory texture that melts in the mouth along with the rich custard flavor.


The two products look similar at a glance, but the flavors are quite different. Simply put, 7-ELEVEN's melon bread is "melon bread with ice cream inside," and is recommended to be eaten to fill up a small stomach, just like a sweet bread. The Famima product is a "melonpan-like puffed ice cream," and is best eaten as a snack or dessert!