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Melon liqueur (メロン・リキュール): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-11-03

Melon liqueur (メロン・リキュール) is a Japanese food classified as fruit liqueur. Ingredients listed for it include Cucumis melo, melon.

Name in Japaneseメロン・リキュール
Typefruit liqueur
Main ingredientsCucumis melo, melon

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