Monday, April 26, 2010

Charmy Food Icey Ice Snow Ice

by TP Little bro

On the prowl for dessert one night, I catch wind of an interesting and unique creation. It's sold at Ajisen Ramen, a national japanese franchise better known for it's ramen, I arrive late but just in time for last orders.

They sell "Charmy Food Icey Ice Snow Ice" touted as "the world best Snow Ice dessert never seen before in Sydney". I think they meant ever seen before in Sydney.

The basic concept is simple. Creating a mixture, freezing it, then putting it through a cute blue penguin machine (pictured below). The penguin shaves the ice in a particular way which works, resulting in light texture and a very creamy taste.


Among the handful of flavours on offer, we choose a large green tea with additional topping of aloe vera pieces. It tastes much better than it looks and sounds. Trust me.


They claim, an average scoop of ice cream has 22.9g of fat and 418.5 kJ compared to an average scoop of snow ice which has 2.8g of fat and 128.5 kJ. A much healthy alternative by the sounds of it.

Gotta love their marketing and cross selling skills on the menu....

"Snow Ice can be enjoyed at any time but the pleasure of tasting Snow Ice is most enhanced after enjoying your favourite Ajisen Ramen meal or other dishes"

Thumbs up for this dessert. Worthwhile to try just for the novelty.

Ajisen Ramen, 85 Liverpool St, Sydney NSW 2000. Ph (02) 9267 8816 (among other locations)


Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Food pic from NZ

Today I was introduced to my very first Kiwiberry! As you can see, my friend looks exactly like a kiwi, and in fact tastes exactly like one too, with a slight floral taste, all in the size slightly bigger than an Aussie $2 coin. Now if I can just get my hands on a grape the size of a kiwi.....

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Edit: Also on my berry wishlist is the South American pineberry, recently stocked by the UK supermarket chain Waitrose. It is said to "combine the shape and texture of a strawberry with a flavour and smell closer to that of a pineapple". The berries were almost extinct at one stage, and now retail for £3.99 for a 125g punnet, thanks to the Dutch. Anyone keen to import to NZ?