Ice cream around the world (and at home)
Having studied Spanish for over 6 years, I knew what dulce de leche meant. Sweet. Sugar. Ice cream. The literal translation is sweet of milk. I love this kind of sweet. As an ice cream maker pointed out, “nearly every ice cream shop has some […]
Thai ice cream rolls. Or simply put, ice cream mixture poured onto a cold surface and rolled with a metal spatula to make ice cream. We have to talk about something. When I was in Taiwan, a local took me to a hot pot restaurant. […]
In my family, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) and post-Christmas day were important. Because of sales. Because of candy sales. Specifically candy canes. Every single type. The rainbow colored ones. The green ones. The purple ones. And…of course the classic red and white candy canes. […]
After traveling through Asia, guavas (along with dragonfruit) are what I miss the most. The guavas abroad (especially in tropical areas) are large, crunch, sweet, and slightly sour. In fact, the de facto ice cream shop in Taipei Snow King proudly proclaims one of its […]
Want a close in-depth understanding of ice cream AND history? This tour is what you need. Last week, to celebrate National Ice Cream Day, I gave a walking tour throughout the Mission neighborhood to bring the neighborhood history and the ice cream shops to life. […]
Bright orange. Looks like a pumpkin. Does not taste like pumpkin. Tastes better than a pumpkin. It is a persimmon! (At least the Fuyu one.) “I never had a persimmon before,” a friend said when I served him a scoop of the five-spiced persimmon ice […]
Pomegranates. Blueberries. A winter fruit of tricky and a summer fruit of warm nights. All mixed into an ice cold sweet dessert for a new year. Then zombies. And my favorite kind of meal. (Two months delayed due to travel.) Every year for my book […]
Pale green. Pale pink. That’s what I seek when I look for quality ice cream. When I was a kid, I was a big fan of bubble gum ice cream. The ice cream was a pleasant blue that surrounded colorful gumballs. Sometimes the color of […]
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(An ode to the country I am currently in: Argentina.) Apples. Red. Green. Fuji. Braeburn. Granny Smith. McIntosh. Apple pie. Apple sauce. Apple cider. That annoying remainder of the apple: the core that you bite round and round, the uncomfortable eyesore on the table withering […]