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JayT 12-18-2009 06:29 AM

Strange Japanese Ice Cream Flavors
 








I would actually try the chicken wing ice cream if given the chance.
Nothing beats chicken wings...

ozkai 12-18-2009 11:57 AM

Cool!

Actually, most Japanese that I have met love seafood so whilst it may seem strange to some, it's probably really normal in Japan.

Can you imagine.. hot Pink Bubblegum flavoursed ice cream:eek:

minimin 12-18-2009 03:06 PM

Their Ice-cream flavors just seem all to weird but yeh, i would definitely try them atleast once. Who knew you can make ice-cream out of chicken wing or shimp flavors. Ha

nobora 12-27-2009 01:10 AM

i know wierd right but I do want to try some of them :D im so wierd

TexMex 12-27-2009 02:25 AM

when I go to Japan..i love their green tea ice cream..what seems weird to you..is not weird here..or course things are going to be different here..as it is another country...i am in MExico now..and their ice cream is also different from US:cool:

MMM 12-27-2009 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ozkai (Post 790609)
Cool!

Actually, most Japanese that I have met love seafood so whilst it may seem strange to some, it's probably really normal in Japan.

Can you imagine.. hot Pink Bubblegum flavoursed ice cream:eek:

No, it is not really normal to eat shrimp ice cream in Japan. It is a novelty there, just as it is seen strange here.

That Japanese I know are more surprised by the things Americans are happy to submit their digestive systems too.

nobora 12-28-2009 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TexMex (Post 791684)
when I go to Japan..i love their green tea ice cream..what seems weird to you..is not weird here..or course things are going to be different here..as it is another country...i am in MExico now..and their ice cream is also different from US:cool:

Of course its different in mexico. we got pepino con chile(cucumber w/chile) y mango con chile(mango w/chile) y pina(pineapple) with chile :D I love our ice cream.( mexico)

Tturtle 12-30-2009 08:43 PM

The only icecream flavor that I saw everywhere in Japan that was weird was Green Tea. I really didn't like it at all. But in Germany I asked for Peanut Butter Icecream and the guy acted like I asked for shoe leather flavor. I guess that's not something they eat over there.

AichiAlex 12-30-2009 11:46 PM

If you go to the country, you can get some REALLY weird stuff like potato, sweet potato, and eggplant ice cream. There are many more flavors but those are the only ones i remember offhand =/

SceptileMaster 12-30-2009 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tturtle (Post 792420)
The only icecream flavor that I saw everywhere in Japan that was weird was Green Tea. I really didn't like it at all. But in Germany I asked for Peanut Butter Icecream and the guy acted like I asked for shoe leather flavor. I guess that's not something they eat over there.

I haven't heard of peanut butter ice cream either.

kyo_9 12-31-2009 12:15 AM

prawn flavour??
ewww...

MMM 12-31-2009 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SceptileMaster (Post 792490)
I haven't heard of peanut butter ice cream either.

Actually, neither have I.

Tenchu 12-31-2009 03:25 AM

This reminds me, in Thailand, I went out to dinner with a group of other foreigners once. When desert time came, one man (who had the nickname, Shrek, for his size and appearance) went and got himself a huge bowl of ice cream. He'd packed it to the top.

He sat down, but before he started to eat, he explained the difficulty of finding a spoon to eat with, not realizing the Thais use a Chinese soup spoon to eat just about anythuing, including ice cream. Seemingly dissapointed by his cuttlery, he said at least they actually have ice cream.

At which point, he took a bite of what he thought would be lime flavored ice cream from its green appearance. He was not impressed and didn't eat any more.

It was so funny. I don't know what flavor he had, but first up, their "ice cream" is made from coconut, not cream. Which would have been the first surprise. As for the flavor, I don't know, but you do get weird things like shredded pork and stuff served in Thailand.

Most Asians fail to make the difference between sweet and savory tastes. If you buy bread, in Thailand, what may appear to be a cheesy savory bun is probably a sugary snack. Same goes for deserts; don't be too surprised if you pull a big chunk of pork out of your cake...

Artvampire 12-31-2009 07:22 AM

Well Harry Potter had jelly beans that tasted like dirt, ear wax, or vomit. Which were actually sold in stores in real life.

Tturtle 12-31-2009 03:50 PM

Ok. Maybe peanut butter icecream isn't something the European Union is into, but MMM, cmon, you live in the US. Go to grocery store and try it!

PockyMePink 12-31-2009 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Artvampire (Post 792544)
Well Harry Potter had jelly beans that tasted like dirt, ear wax, or vomit. Which were actually sold in stores in real life.

Reminds me of Jelly Bellys (popcorn, toasted marshmallow, yumm)
Wait, weren't those jelly beans made by the Jelly Belly company? I remember seeing them advertised as Jelly Belly products...

TalnSG 12-31-2009 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tturtle (Post 792597)
Ok. Maybe peanut butter icecream isn't something the European Union is into, but MMM, cmon, you live in the US. Go to grocery store and try it!


Maybe its just a Virginia thing... or SEastern US....since they grow peanuts there. I haven't seen any either, except for special mixes of it in one or two ice cream shops that are known for a wide vareity of flavors.

Hmmm, green ice cream in Thailand? My 1st guess would be plantain .... if the guy was lucky. But I am sure the possibilities are endless.

ushkana 12-31-2009 09:52 PM

Like?
 
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 791685)
No, it is not really normal to eat shrimp ice cream in Japan. It is a novelty there, just as it is seen strange here.

That Japanese I know are more surprised by the things Americans are happy to submit their digestive systems too.

LIKE WHAT?

Tturtle 12-31-2009 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TalnSG (Post 792618)
Maybe its just a Virginia thing... or SEastern US....since they grow peanuts there. I haven't seen any either, except for special mixes of it in one or two ice cream shops that are known for a wide variety of flavors.

Admittedly, it doesn't seem to be a more popular flavor. In fact I found an article on MSNBC saying that anything with peanuts or peanut butter underwhelms ice cream fans in countries other than the US.

World’s strangest ice cream - Seasonal- msnbc.com

And to keep it on topic the article even mentions raw horseflesh icecream available -- guess where -- Japan!

SceptileMaster 01-01-2010 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ushkana (Post 792625)
LIKE WHAT?

I've felt like that on my trips to America. Everything had so much sugar in it and every other food item was really processed and fake tasting.

AsianAtHeart 01-01-2010 07:45 AM

I wonder what a cactus tastes like.....*don't really wanna know*

I'd actually try the shrimp and crab ones...I love shrimp and crab, and any other crustacean for that matter.

I'm so weird...:D

xyzone 01-02-2010 12:05 AM

cactii are actually eaten in some parts. it tastes sour and salty, I don't like it. but some cactii like the prickly pear bear sweet fruit, which would not be a bad ice cream flavor. i've only ever seen green tea ice cream as far as asian flavor in ice cream.

Dzunku 01-08-2010 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Tturtle (Post 792420)
The only icecream flavor that I saw everywhere in Japan that was weird was Green Tea. I really didn't like it at all. But in Germany I asked for Peanut Butter Icecream and the guy acted like I asked for shoe leather flavor. I guess that's not something they eat over there.

That is my favorite. Green Tea ice cream is served in Japanese restaurants in the U.S. widely. I was surprised by your comment since I have never see any American who did not like it so far. Going sushi bar 20 times with Americans is not enough to make a conclusion, huh?

masaegu 01-08-2010 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JayT (Post 790569)
 
Strange Japanese Ice Cream Flavors

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Originally Posted by JayT (Post 790569)
 
Location: Nakano-Shimbashi

If the OP actually resides in Nakano-Shimbashi, he should know that most Japanese don't eat these icecreams, period. It's even nearly impossible to find a place that sells them in the first place. 

I'm tired of the non-Japanese people on JF who keep claiming that "they" eat normal things and the Japanese don't.

JayT 01-08-2010 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu (Post 794034)
If the OP actually resides in Nakano-Shimbashi, he should know that most Japanese don't eat these icecreams, period. It's even nearly impossible to find a place that sells them in the first place. 

I'm tired of the non-Japanese people on JF who keep claiming that "they" eat :) normal things and the Japanese don't.

Would you like to PM a moderator and ask for my location yourself? :)

Second of all, I'm pretty sure I didn't say that everyone here eat's those kinds of ice cream, nor did I write the article in the first place. I was merely sharing the fact that Japan does have ice cream in those flavors somewhere. Most Japanese don't cosplay and such either, but it's talked about a lot on this forum isn't it? So you can go be tired elsewhere :)

CarleyGee 01-08-2010 09:56 AM

Hmm, I would probably try the cactus ice cream, mostly because I have
no earthly idea what cactus would taste like 0_0 . The second one I would try
would be the Eel ice cream, also because I've never had eel, and might as
well try two new things at once ^_^

Interesting flavors, though I can't say I'm surprised.
If you really thought about it, you'd notice the usual ice cream we eat
already are pretty strange by themselves.

manganimefan227 01-10-2010 05:25 AM

I have it's freakin awsome!!

Formonitrile 01-10-2010 08:12 PM

In my local Asian markets in the US we have ice cream flavours such as Green Bean, Red Bean, Taro, Lychee, Mixed Fruit and Beans, Peanut (not butter), Jack Fruit, and a few others sold in regular tubs next to more conventional flavours.
I plan on trying each and every one x3

Nokutetsu 01-16-2010 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ushkana (Post 792625)
LIKE WHAT?

*cringes*

Syrup on meat. Now, I've never tried it, and I'm sure maple syrup on bacon must be nice enough if a whole country eats it, but just sit down for a moment. Think how wierd that sounds.

Also. I have personally seen sausages wrapped in chocolate chip pancakes on a stick. Plus so many foods are overly processed, greased and sugarized.

But that's not to say you don't have good food as well- you do :mtongue: Just...there's also a lot of bad ones too.

Also, on topic, I've tried green tea, and red bean paste. Matcha is used in a lot of things, and I've even tried Matcha green tea sorbet. It's actually very refreshing. But I think those flavoures are simply novelty, and are made from artificial flavours.

Hideo 01-19-2010 12:35 PM

Had wasabi ice cream at one place in Hakone I think...wasn't as bad as I'd thought it might be though, and wasn't particularly spicy!


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