Ice creams from Japan

Ice cream is probably the most favored desert throughout the world. It is said that the recipe for ice creams was brought over from china to Europe, and there began the fame of this desert, where it was prepared and served to the rich and the famous. According to the history, ice cream came to America in the 1700s, George Washington served it to his guests and the first ice cream parlor was opened in New York in 1776. Ice cream has come a long way since then. Today ice cream is popular the world over, with countless number of flavors being invented every year.

Today there are probably hundreds of ice cream flavors being manufactured over the world, but some of them always remain the all time favorites. But there have also been some frightening additions to the list of flavors. Japan, after having conquered the electronics and the automobiles department, thought of trying its hand in the ice cream inventions department. And the results, well... I would leave that up to you to decide.

Japan is famous for its exquisite sea food, and so it is natural that they would think of using its abundant ingredients and incorporate them with ice creams. And so some of the ice creams they have come up with are Fish ice cream, octopus ice cream, squid ice cream, crab ice cream, shrimp, and eel ice cream. And the delicacies in this category would be whale ice cream, the shark fin noodle ice cream, oyster ice cream, sea weed ice cream. There’s even a deep sea water ice cream that uses sea water to make the ice creams, but somehow the salty doesn’t really go well here.

Moving on from the sea food section, there are enough whacky concoctions even for the vegetarians out there. Try the garlic ice cream, sweet potato, fried eggplant, corn, koshihikari rice ice cream (koshihikari is the Japanese favorite local rice), wasabi (a horseradish paste which gives a punch to sushi), Nagoya noodle ice cream, Miso (bean paste) ice cream, spinach, lettuce and potato, wheat, curdled bean (fermented beans, smell repulsive and taste horrible) ice cream, No better way to make your kids eat their vegetables, isn’t it?

And for all you meat lovers out there, there is something for you too. Try the famous Japanese ox tongue ice cream, chicken wing ice cream, raw horseflesh and goat ice cream. If you like your daily drinks, you could try mixing them up with your pint of ice cream the next time like the ones they sell in Japanese supermarkets, stout (black beer) ice cream, red wine ice cream and potato liquor ice cream.

And for those with an adventure streak try the pit viper ice cream made from one of the most poisonous snakes or the charcoal ice cream. And don’t miss the Indian curry ice cream, but just remember not to go on a date after eating it!

I have always thought of the Japanese as the most unconventional thinkers, and I think I was right about that. I’m not sure anyone else could come up with so many new inventions, each flavor wackier than the last one!

Linus Orakles
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