The weather in Bay Area has been weird for the last couple weeks. One weekend, you thought Spring finally arrived but then the temperature immediately dropped to 50s (10 Celsius) the following week (in the morning).
This weekend was the same again. It has been chilly for the last two days but this Saturday, it suddenly hit 80s (26 Celsius) during the day. My kids and I were not dressed properly for the temperature when we went to a park and we had to escape back to home in less than one hour!
Anyway, although I don't eat ice cream often, when it gets hot, I won't say no to ice cream. I am very particular about my ice cream. I like Haagen-Dazs (strawberry flavor, rum raisin flavor, vanilla flavor, almond chocolate ice cream bar) and Tillamook (only discovered this recently and only tried strawberry flavor). I also stop by gourmet ice cream shop once a while.
However, my absolute favorite ever since I was a kid is mochi ice cream - "Yukimi-daifuku". It directly translates to snow viewing sticky rice cake.
In fact, there are many locally made mochi ice cream in California. You can also find one from Trader Joe's. But none of them is better than "Yukimi-daifuku" in my opinion.
The mochi (sticky rice wrap outside ice cream) stays soft even if you keep it for a long time in the fridge. Ice cream inside is fluffy and milky (it almost feels like iced whip cream rather than ice cream). You can find other flavor of "Yukimi-daifuku" in an assorted pack (green tea & chocolate). Green tea flavor is yummy too.
If you claim you are also a mochi ice cream fan, you should try this traditional mochi ice cream out at least once!
Lastly, I will try to post how to make mochi ice cream yourself in the future. Stay tuned.
Today's featured shopping list:
1. Go to Japanese / Asian supermarket nearby and check out if you find "Yukimi-daifuku".
2. If you live in Japan, luckily you can get bulk "Yukimi-daifuku" via Amazon Japan. WoW!
3. Haagen Dazs, Strawberry Ice Cream, Pint (8 Count)
Enjoy and you are welcome!
This weekend was the same again. It has been chilly for the last two days but this Saturday, it suddenly hit 80s (26 Celsius) during the day. My kids and I were not dressed properly for the temperature when we went to a park and we had to escape back to home in less than one hour!
Anyway, although I don't eat ice cream often, when it gets hot, I won't say no to ice cream. I am very particular about my ice cream. I like Haagen-Dazs (strawberry flavor, rum raisin flavor, vanilla flavor, almond chocolate ice cream bar) and Tillamook (only discovered this recently and only tried strawberry flavor). I also stop by gourmet ice cream shop once a while.
However, my absolute favorite ever since I was a kid is mochi ice cream - "Yukimi-daifuku". It directly translates to snow viewing sticky rice cake.
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| Yukimi-daifuku mini x 9 package |
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| Let me take a bite. HAM! |
In fact, there are many locally made mochi ice cream in California. You can also find one from Trader Joe's. But none of them is better than "Yukimi-daifuku" in my opinion.
The mochi (sticky rice wrap outside ice cream) stays soft even if you keep it for a long time in the fridge. Ice cream inside is fluffy and milky (it almost feels like iced whip cream rather than ice cream). You can find other flavor of "Yukimi-daifuku" in an assorted pack (green tea & chocolate). Green tea flavor is yummy too.
If you claim you are also a mochi ice cream fan, you should try this traditional mochi ice cream out at least once!
Lastly, I will try to post how to make mochi ice cream yourself in the future. Stay tuned.
Today's featured shopping list:
1. Go to Japanese / Asian supermarket nearby and check out if you find "Yukimi-daifuku".
2. If you live in Japan, luckily you can get bulk "Yukimi-daifuku" via Amazon Japan. WoW!
3. Haagen Dazs, Strawberry Ice Cream, Pint (8 Count)
Enjoy and you are welcome!
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