He was referring to the Japanese melonpan, a bun topped with crispy biscuit dough cross-hatched to resemble the rind of a melon, specifically a cantaloupe melon. The second part of its name is the ...

Pineapple buns are named for the pattern of their golden-brown crust. Do we owe them to Japanese occupation or Chinese expelled from Mexico? The pineapple bun - bo lo bao, or bo lo yau when sliced ...