June 21, 2026
Melon Curry
I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I saw “melon curry” for the first time, so I bought it to try out. It's the item in the link below:
https://shop.bellfoods.co.jp/products/100050054
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than it is in this photo. According to the package, the ingredients contained (a?) paprika pigment in addition to melon pur´ee.
As for the taste... hmm, I think I like regular curry better.
メロンカレー
たまたま行った場所で北海道物産展をやっていました。「メロンカレー」というのを初めて見たので買ってみました。以下のリンク先の商品です。
https://shop.bellfoods.co.jp/products/100050054
開けてみると、写真よりもっとオレンジでした。箱を見ると、原材料にはメロンピューレのほかにパプリカ色素が含まれていました。
味は...うーん、私は普通のカレーのほうが好きです。
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I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held.
It's correct, but wordy. I might simplify the sentence to say: I happened to go to a Hokkaido food fair. Or I happened upon a Hokkaido food fair. (The last sentence implies that you were unaware of the food fair. You went to a place, and, unexpectedly, you saw/found the food fair.)
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than it isthey are in this photo.
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than they are in this photo.
The contents and they... (agreement of singular/plural)
According to the package, the ingredients contained (a?)included paprika pigment, in addition to melon pur´ee.
According to the package, the ingredients included paprika pigment, in addition to melon puree.
Paprika pigment... i don't think you need to quantify it with an article. Sounds okay without.
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Would be interesting to try this dish from scratch!
June 21, 2026
Thank you!
Do you mean "make" by "try" here? I thought melon and curry taste better when eaten separately, but yeah, maybe it could be better if you made it well! :)
June 21, 2026
I guess I did mean 'to prepare' or 'to cook' when I wrote "try". But it could mean taste (after someone else makes it) or prepare. Your posted reminded me of a dish a friend made for me long ago - it was made of melon and chicken. I remember having high expectations - she's a good cook and I expected it to be delicious, but actually, I didn't like it! (I didn't tell her that.) Anyway, I never forgot it, and all these years later when I read your post, I thought: Maybe if she had added curry, it would have improved the taste!
June 21, 2026
I see :) Thanks for your clarification.
Melon and chicken is an interesting dish too!
By chance, I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. By chance, I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held.
I would translate "たまたま" here to, "by chance." I don't think you need to add it, since "I happened" gives the sense you stumbled onto the food fair and want to give an air of mystery to having discovered the food fair, but I think adding "by chance" enhances that meaning.
"I stumbled on a place where a food fair was being held" would also work.
I could shorten this even further to: "By chance, I happened on a Hokkaido food fair."
I saw “melon curry” for the first time, so I bought it to try out.
It's the item in the link below:
https://shop.bellfoods.co.jp/products/100050054
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than it isthey are in this photo.
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than they are in this photo.
According to the package, the ingredients contained (a?) paprika pigment in addition to melon pur´ee.
According to the package, the ingredients contained paprika pigment in addition to melon puree.
As for the taste... hmm, I think I like regular curry better.
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Good work! I like the little chance of stumbling on to a new or place you didn't expect to be there!
June 21, 2026
Thank you! Yeah, we sometimes see those popup stores in train stations. It was fun :)
Melon Curry
I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held.
Even better: "The other day, I..." or "Yesterday, I..." or "Recently, I..."
To specify when this happened
I saw “melon curry” for the first time, so I bought it to try it out. I saw “melon curry” for the first time, so I bought it to try it out.
It's the item in the link below:
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than it isthey are in this photo.
When I opened it, the contents were more orange than they are in this photo.
ContentS is plural, so they are
According to the package, the ingredients contained (a?) paprika pigment in addition to melon pur´ee.
According to the package, the ingredients contained paprika pigment in addition to melon puree.
There is an implied "some", as in "it contained some paprika pigment"
As for the taste... hmm, I think I like regular curry better.
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It sounds like an interesting dish! Great writing :)
June 21, 2026
Thank you! It wasn't very tasty, but it was nice that I was able to try it once!
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When I opened it, the contents were more orange than it is in this photo.
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I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. Even better: "The other day, I..." or "Yesterday, I..." or "Recently, I..." To specify when this happened By chance, I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. By chance, I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I would translate "たまたま" here to, "by chance." I don't think you need to add it, since "I happened" gives the sense you stumbled onto the food fair and want to give an air of mystery to having discovered the food fair, but I think adding "by chance" enhances that meaning. "I stumbled on a place where a food fair was being held" would also work. I could shorten this even further to: "By chance, I happened on a Hokkaido food fair." I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. I happened to go to a place where a Hokkaido food fair was being held. It's correct, but wordy. I might simplify the sentence to say: I happened to go to a Hokkaido food fair. Or I happened upon a Hokkaido food fair. (The last sentence implies that you were unaware of the food fair. You went to a place, and, unexpectedly, you saw/found the food fair.) |
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According to the package, the ingredients contained paprika pigment. |
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As for the taste... hmm, I think I like regular curry better. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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According to the package, the ingredients contained paprika pigment in addition to melon pur´ee. |
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According to the package, the ingredients contained (a?) paprika pigment in addition to melon pur´ee.
According to the package, the ingredients contained There is an implied "some", as in "it contained some paprika pigment"
According to the package, the ingredients contained
According to the package, the ingredients Paprika pigment... i don't think you need to quantify it with an article. Sounds okay without. |
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