My Melona!
This has got to be my best snack find in S&R since Blue Bunny Ice Cream. Binggrae, a popular dessert manufacturer in South Korea, has come up with what could be one of the world’s fastest selling “creamsicle“. They call it an ice bar, but in local terms, it’s a popsicle. The smell and taste is that of real honeydew melons.
For those who really know me, they would immediately be confused as to why I am raving about a melon-flavored popsicle, because they know I absolutely hate melons and other squishy fruits. However, Melona is the absolute exception. I fell in love with it the first time I tasted it.
I first heard about it at the check-out line of S&R membership shopping. I heard an old lady tell her maid “Me-lo-na! I don’t want anything else. Get me one box quick!” So her maid ran to the frozen section, grabbed a box and made sure it reached the check-out counter in time. After her groceries were bagged up, she gave Melona to her grandchildren, maid and driver. The kids immediately stopped asking for pizza and were quiet while they walked to their car. If a popsicle can make a bunch of kids quiet for a few minutes, I figured this popsicle must be worth a try. So I did, and I wasn’t disappointed at all.
It comes in a box of eight individually wrapped creamsicles. If you plan to buy one, you must consume them all in one go (because it melts easily) or have a cooler ready with lots of ice packed in. One box, containing eight pieces, sells for P189.00 (US$4.20). Each one would cost around P23.65 (US$.52). I love the strong melon scent and how creamy it is to the bite.
I suggest you visit the nearest S&R in your area and try Melona. Just a reminder, you cannot buy it individually, you need to buy it by box of eight. You will surely enjoy this dessert.
Comments
Comment from Arpee
Time: July 28, 2008, 10:38 pm
to ed: actually it is very, very good. i don’t know where else you can buy it but s&r. i’m guessing maybe your friendly neighborhood korean/japanese grocer. thanks for stopping by ed!
Comment from fran
Time: July 28, 2008, 10:41 pm
ohhh a friend has been telling me about this. its also available here sa gh in one of the condominiums along eisenhower 
Comment from Arpee
Time: July 28, 2008, 10:49 pm
to fran: then i suggest you grab a box now. stocks get exhausted really fast, even at S&R. thanks for visiting my site fran!
Comment from hiro
Time: July 29, 2008, 7:42 pm
been eating this for a year now, sarap talaga, there are also other brand. equally good…:)
Comment from Zee
Time: August 1, 2008, 8:56 am
Hay arpee, we went to S&R last night, wala na melona 
even if it was raining for quite sometime now, who would’ve thought it will be ouf stock right away. I got a Blue Bunny instead. When you get a Melona, get 1 for me, I’ll pay you
Comment from bong
Time: August 2, 2008, 3:21 am
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Comment from varbs
Time: August 6, 2008, 9:29 pm
uy, san tong s&r? tsaka sa s&r lang ba tlg meron nitong melona? would like sana to check it out. looks yumm-o!
Comment from Whiff and a Sip
Time: August 20, 2008, 5:50 pm
Great find!!! Parang ang sarap nga =D
Comment from Rick
Time: August 21, 2008, 1:48 am
I came found these ice bars when I was in Hawaii 10 years ago. I was on my way to the beach in Honolulu and stopped in to a quickie mart just down from my hotel. It was about 85 degress and very humid. They are the smoothest, most refreshing treat you can eat on a hot day. The balance of melon flavor, sweetness and, as you put it, “bite”, is sublime. When I returned to my home in Spokane Wa., I happened to find them at a 7-11 store. They were around for abouit a month and I haven’t seen them since. I really miss them.
Comment from Arpee
Time: August 21, 2008, 4:30 pm
to varbs: there is melona in korean/ japanese groceries. saw one in the mall of asia. the easiest way to grab some is at s&r, it’s a membership grocery inside the fort, across the new st. luke’s hospital in the global city, taguig.
to whiff and a sip: it’s really very good. gotta grab some!
to rick: if you’re in the US now, try this site http://starbulletin.com/98/03/04/features/stuffs.html. may give you a clue as to where you can buy it in the mainland. thanks for visiting my blog!
Comment from kaoko
Time: September 13, 2008, 6:29 pm
I tried your Melona, pero I bought the strawberry kind. I love the texture and the creaminess pero the strawberry flavor tastes artificial. Pero it’s creaminess is good enough for me to want to try the melon. 
Sarap sana kung may chocolate variant cause it reminds me of the Coney Island Cream Bars of my childhood.
Comment from Ed
Time: July 28, 2008, 10:36 pm
mukhang masarap yan ah!