Japanese Ice Cream

Green Tomato and Wasabi Ice Cream Recipe

2008-08-20T08:56:00.000+10:00

I was aked if there were any Green Tomato Ice Cream recipes but I couldn't find any. There are lots of Green Tea ice cream recipes though!
Anyway, I thought I will make my own Green Tomato and Wasabi Ice Cream. Tomato is a fruit so I guess it isn't so wierd as ice cream and the wasabi gives it just a little bite.

Ingredients

2-3 Green Tomatoes
400ml cream
3 egg yolks
100g castor sugar
1 tsp Wasabi paste

Method

Wash then peel the green tomatoes (drop in boiling water for a couple of minutes then plunge in ice water to peel skin easily).
Blend and strain tomatoes to make a green tomato puree.
Pour the tomato puree into a saucepan and simmer until it has reduced to 150ml
Once the tomatoes have reduced, place in a container in the freezer until cold.
Add the cream,egg,sugar and wasabi in a saucepan and cook over very low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula until the mixture starts steaming and thickens slightly. Set aside in the refrigerater until cold.
When both mixtures have cooled, pour the puree into the egg mixture and lightly whisk to combine.
Pour into the ice cream machine and process.
Enjoy!

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Yokohama Ice Cream Expo

2008-08-14T08:23:00.000+10:00

Japanese Ice Cream fans enjoyed the Yokohama Ice Cream Expo with thousands of people visiting. The organiser, Manabu Matsumoto, said that the beef tongue ice cream from Miyagi Prefecture was the most popular Ice Cream at the expo.

"We have ice cream from all over Japan – from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south – but beef tongue has been the one that people keep coming back for," he said.

More than 125 varieties of ice cream have been available in the two week festival, including cheese, octopus, prawn and a garlic variety called Dracula's Premium Ice Cream. Another strange or different Japanese Ice cream was flavoured with very finely sliced pieces of pearl from Japans traditional pearl-growing region, mmm crunchy!
Most were selling for around Y300 to Y800 ($2.75-$7.00) for a little tub of ice cream. Most of these ice creams were real acquired tastes.
Many Japanese regions attempt to cash in on local produce, by inventing ice creams that incorporate their tastes, like the Jellyfish Ice Cream from Rakuten, complete with chunks of Jellyfish!.

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Marunaga Japanese Plum Flower Ice Cream

2008-08-12T11:58:00.005+10:00

These little Japanese ice creams from Marunaga look absolutely fantastic. I haven't tried one, yet, but I am betting that they would be yummy. There are two flavours, both with Red Bean in the middle. I think I would like the Vanilla with nice sweet, tender Red Beans rather than the Green Tea with Red Bean.
And the shape of these little ice creams is meant to be shaped like a flower from a plum tree, pretty.
Marunaga say they were good enough to win a Gold medal in Europe for these Vanilla ice creams and people wrote in for Green Tea flavour so they started making that as well.

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Simple Japanese Red Bean Ice Cream Recipe

2008-08-06T11:15:00.006+10:00

I haven't posted many Japanese Ice Cream recipes so I am starting to from now.
This ice cream recipe is really good - Japanese Red Bean Ice Cream. I have made Red Bean (azuki) ice cream before but it was a big effort to make, this ice cream recipe is very simple. So here you go a very simple Red Bean Ice Cream to make and enjoy at home. Double Yum :)

Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sweetened red bean paste
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Method
1) Beat sugar and egg yolks in a large bowl until it's pale and yellow then set aside.
2) Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy saucepan and then turn off heat.
3) Slowly whisk hot milk into the yolk and sugar mixture. Pour the entire mixture back into the heavy saucepan.
4) Put the saucepan on a very low heat and stir constantly, till it thickens. Do not let it boil! (You are basically making a custard here)
5) Take the mixture off the heat and whisk in the red bean paste really well. Strain the whole mixture into a large bowl to remove lumps.
6) Let it cool for a few minutes and then stir in the cream. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
7) Process according to your ice cream maker's instructions.
8) Important step - share with friends and enjoy this great Japanese Ice Cream!

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Hello Kitty Ice Cream turns into an online game

2008-07-15T18:12:00.000+10:00

I have already talked about Hello Kitty Ice Cream, actually it is a Japanese strawberry mochi ice cream. It is the cute, and yummy, and pink - of course it's pink, it has to be - well this isn't really about Japanese ice cream. There is of course Hello Kitty toys all around the place but soon there is going to be the Hello Kitty online game. A little online community where you chat about Hello Kitty all you like , even about Hello Kitty Ice Cream!

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Strawberry Mochi | Japanese Ice Cream

2008-07-08T19:48:00.000+10:00

Japanese Mochi Ice Cream. This Japanese mochi is Strawberry flavour nothing really amazing about it, it's just the everyday mochi ice creams that you can buy at just about any store.
They are a nice small size, just a little bigger than bite size, two bites and they are gone. These Japanese ice creams are a nice little snack to share with family or a bunch of kids.

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Japanese Sea Salt With Caramel and Cherry Blossom Ice Cream

2008-06-29T07:28:00.001+10:00

Japanese Sea Salt With Caramel and Cherry Blossom Soft Cream. this Japanese ice cream looks great even though it is a bit melted. Sea Salt ice cream is not my favourite but the caramel makes it sweeter and of course Cherry Blossom ice cream is one of my all time favourites.
Not bad but not creamy enough for me.
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Japanese Upmarket Monaka Ice Cream

2008-06-20T19:03:00.000+10:00

Japanese monaka ice cream has gone upmarket. These cute monaka style ice cream really look great with the pretty, crunchy heart shape. Lots of different flavours too. The melon is just like the fruit ice creams you get in the local store shaped in a round melon container.

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Japanese Haagen Daz|the best ice cream?

2008-06-13T06:06:00.000+10:00

Japanese Haagen Daz Mont Blanc ice cream. I keep reading that Haagen Daz makes the best ice cream in Japan but I think it is popular because it is a US company and Japan seems to love anything American. I had their Green Tea ice cream and it was nice but not the best I have had.
This flavour is very very good though, nice and creamy. I had no idea what the flavour should have been as all I know is Mont Blanc is a brand of pens! It is actually a chesnut vanilla ice cream, mmm .
I will buy it again!
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Japanese Ice Cream|Salmon Ice Cream

2008-06-08T21:05:00.004+10:00

Is this the strangest Japanese Ice Cream around? I have already posted about Jellyfish Ice Cream, Oyster Ice Cream and Natto Ice Cream (have you seen or tasted Natto , yuck), well this one is up there with them - Salmon Ice Cream! It is soft serve mixed with dried salmon made into a pebbly texture - that would mean fishy lumps in ice cream ... not for me thank you.
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Japanese Green Tea and Vanilla soft cream

2008-06-05T14:51:00.001+10:00

Japanese Green Tea and Vanilla soft cream. Yes, another green tea ice cream. This one is not so good, no where as creamy as I like , it was too icy or watery. The ice cream flavours were nice it was just the texture. It still looked good though.
Oh well, I guess not every Japanese Ice Cream is nice!
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Japanese Cherry Blossom Sakura Ice Cream

2008-05-27T17:32:00.001+10:00

Japanese Cherry Blossom Sakura Ice Cream is my favourite. I can't find it all the time but when I see it I have to buy some. Cherry Blossom, actually Sakura, ice cream has a really light kind of strawberry flavour, hard to describe it except it's extra yummy.
If you ever see this Japanese ice cream buy it.

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Japanese Black Sesame ice cream

2008-05-20T17:14:00.003+10:00

Japanese Black Sesame ice cream from a cafe at lunch time. It was not bad a bit like Haagen Daz, OK but just OK. I actually prefer the little stall vendors soft creams that mass produced ice cream but it was a nice taste and great colour!
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Japanese green tea soft cream

2008-05-11T15:48:00.007+10:00

Japanese green tea soft cream, yum, one of my favourites. Delicious folds of green tea ice-cream in a crispy cone, on the way to the KIyomizu temple, Japan.
This ice cream is much, much nicer than the ordinary Green Tea Ice Cream from the Japanese Haagen Daz stores.
Yummy, thumbs up!
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Japanese Matcha ice cream with azuki bean

2008-04-29T11:26:00.003+10:00

Japanese Matcha ice cream with azuki bean.
Yum, this Japanese ice cream was perfect, Matcha ice cream with azuki bean. The Azuki bean was just how I like it cooked and sweetened just right and the Match (green tea) ice cream was wonderfull as the intense flavour was bursting out. Great Japanese Ice Cream.
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How to buy the Best Japanese Ice Cream maker

2008-04-14T21:52:00.003+10:00

I have posted a couple of times some recipes on a some delicious Japanese Ice Cream. Ones I remember were homemade Japanese Green Tea and Soy Sauce Ice Cream and the yummy, plain Japanese Matcha Ice Cream .

You can make yummy Japanese ice cream at home, as good as any first class store brand, if you select a good quality ice cream maker and follow a few guidelines. Ice cream makers can vary in cost from less than $100 to more than than $500. The more expensive models have integrated freezing compressors , while the less costly Japanese ice cream makers are completely appropriate for use at home and come in two basic types. There is the type that needs rock salt and ice to chill the ice cream concoction and the model that has a container that is placed in your freezer. Both of these Japanese ice cream makers have either an electric crank or a hand crank. Your needs will decide which is right for you.

If you love to make a big amount of Japanese ice cream, you will need to pay for a machine that uses rock salt and ice. The canister models will only make up to one and a half litres of Japanese ice cream in a batch. If you would like to make Japanese ice cream production into a family activity, you can opt for the hand-crank version, it also uses rock salt and ice. The crank must be turned for quite a long time, so every family member gets a turn. The electric crank is a lot easier. You will also get more dependable results owing to the bowl turning at a steady speed. Most electric crank Japanese ice cream makers have an automated shut off feature that will stop the crank when the ice cream reaches the desired consistancy.

After you choose which type of ice cream maker is right for you, you will need to find the perfect Japanese ice cream recipe. Remember that the quicker the ice cream freezes, the better it will taste and the smoother the texture will be. It will be best to pre-mix all your ingredients and let them cool down for several hours before putting them in the Japanese ice cream machine. When your ice cream is ready, it will resemble soft-serve ice cream. You can then place the canister in the freezer for at least a couple of hours and you will get better results. If your canister is plastic, think about taking out the Japanese ice cream as soon as it is ready, and placing it in a metal bowl covered with foil. The metal will allow the ice cream to freeze quicker and become firmer quicker than in a plastic container.

You can buy a mix that is quite easy to make into ice cream very quickly. While the mixes are convenient, the best homemade Japanese ice cream is made from top quality,choice, fresh ingredients. Milk, sugar, eggs, matcha, red bean, green tea, wasabi and cocoa if you desire will give you the greatest results. You can find numerous Japanese ice cream recipes, some which need cooking some which require no cooking. The best ice cream recipes usually contain eggs, however there are many recipes that do not use eggs if you or someone in your family is allergic to them.

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Japanese Chocolate Monaka Ice Cream

2008-04-08T19:16:00.004+10:00

Japanese Choco Monaka Jambo (Chocolate Monaka Ice Cream). I have a sweet tooth, and this Japanese ice cream was given to me by a friend. At first looks, it's like an ice cream sandwich from any store, until you eat it. The outside crust of the Monaka is made of wafers the same as an ice cream cone and the insides is plain vanilla ice cream. In the middle Monaka ice cream sandwich, there is a layer of chocolate that's not too sweet, just nice.

The Japanese Monaka ice cream has different textures once once you bite into it. The wafer crust melts into the ice cream and then there is a crunch of the hard chocolate centre. The flavours go with each other as well. The Monaka isn't too sweet, because the wafer and chocolate take the sweet edge off the sweet Japanese ice cream. The only problem is that the Monaka wafer shell separate sometimes into two pieces and you end up with sticky hands afterwards.

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Japanese Cherry Blossom ice cream

2008-04-03T20:59:00.004+10:00

Japanese Cherry Blossom ice cream is a pretty pink ice cream with a soft taste. It doesn't taste like flowers or cherries, more like a very, very weak strawberry ice cream flavour. This is one of my favourite soft creams from Japan, yum.

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Most expensive Japanese Ice Cream in the world

2008-04-01T14:37:00.007+10:00

Japanese gold coin ice cream is from the Ninja Akasaka restaurant, Japan. The Japanese Ice Cream comes out in a little timber presentation box and is simply ice cream wrapped in gold leaf. This would be the wildest, most expensive Japanese Ice Cream in the world.

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Japanese corn and cheese ice cream

2008-03-22T15:49:00.003+10:00

Japanese corn and cheese ice cream - what more can I say...people like corn, people like cheese so lets make a Japanese ice cream with these two favourites... umm, no thanks, I'll skip it.

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Japanese wasabi ice cream with coffee jelly

2008-03-20T17:44:00.003+10:00

Japanese wasabi ice cream with coffee jelly is delicious. The wasabi has only a hint of the heat you normally have with wasabi just like how chocolate with chilli isn't hot. Yummo!

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Japanese sakuranbo cherry ice cream

2008-03-17T11:06:00.004+10:00

Japanese sakuranbo (cherry) ice cream is a pretty pale pink colour and soft sweet flavour not like the sour cherry that is usual and similar taste to the Cherry Blossom Ice cream. This Japanese Ice Cream is from Fruitsland in Okinawa, Japan.

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Pancake Ice Cream Sandwich from Japan

2008-03-14T17:27:00.004+10:00

Yummy looking Pancake Ice Cream Sandwich from Japan is just from a local shop. It is very much like the biscuit ice cream sandwiches that are around everywhere.

Japanese Yam and Red Bean Ice Cream

2008-03-13T18:17:00.003+10:00

Japanese Yam and Red Bean Ice Cream... The yellow yam is thick and sweet and served hot, and the sweet red bean ice cream was cold, and when you eat them together the combination of temperatures and flavours and texture is amazing!

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Japanese Mochi Ice Cream from the supermarket

2008-03-11T09:43:00.003+10:00

Mochi Ice Cream.
Yummy Japanese Mochi Ice Cream from a local shop, it even comes with a little fork to eat it with!