» The fashionable ice-cream in China: the green-bean ice cream
Sep 18 2004
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China, Humor

The fashionable ice-cream in China: the green-bean ice cream

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Just before I had to re-boot on account of jet-lag, we discovered the fashionable ice-cream in Beijing, the green bean ice cream.
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Honestly, it tastes terrible and I have been impressed that my friend Pascal tasted it in a deep way. Here is the effect it produced on me. To say the least, an awful taste that stays for hours in your mouth.
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There were all sorts of weird tastes, that we may see one day arriving in our Countries…



  • http://www.boonty.com/ Mathieu Nouzareth

    I was a witness and can confirm that the taste of this ice cream was terrible !

  • http://www.petercooper.co.uk/archives/000384.html PeterCooper.co.uk

    Loic Le Meur

    I’ve been reading this guy’s blog in French, and then found out he also writes it in English. Ha! Anyway, it’s pretty good. I liked the story about the pea ice cream, sounds gorgeous….

  • http://www.gastroblog.com/archives/002222.php the daily bread @ gastroblog

    The only thing worse than brussels sprouts ice cream

    You’d think this came from Japan, but actually it’s from China: pea-flavoured ice cream. That strikes me as very…hmm – what’s the word I’m looking for here? – freaking disgusting. Thanks to the French blogfather, Loïc Le Meur, for the…

  • http://mirazhaojing.spaces.live.com/ Mira

    Nope…we Chinese all love this green bean ice cream. It tastes great! (at least to me and my mom)

  • lizzie

    I love them too. I prefer the red bean ones though – only by a fraction.

  • icecreamman

    One day I discovered a street in Paris where a little chinese man was unpacking what appeared to be strange popsicle-like objects. Hoards of people flocked around him like bees to a hive. “What could it be?”,I asked.
    I had to try this strange culinary delicacy-it was powdery and disgusting but after I was in a great mood!
    Could there be a link between the ice cream and my mood?… I wonder..