Saturday, December 15, 2007

Ice Pop Flavours in SE Asia

I understand affinities for different flavours and textures across the world - you know how chocolate tastes different in the UK or Europe vs. North America? Or, more recently discovered, how chocolate is powdery in China to prevent it from easily melting?

Here's how this phenomenon, as I'm choosing to refer to it, is affecting my life in SE Asia: I keep trying different popsicles/ice cream on sticks, testing out the ones that look really appealing based on the packaging. I'll admit I inspect the package for any English and if, upon reading the flavour, it sounds gross, I don't try it. However, much of the writing is in Thai, so the result is I'm repeatedly surprised (dismayed) to find the 'treat' laced with all manner of strangeness - beans in coconut, mmm, or, dark 'chocolate' coated vibrant yellow ice cream filled with the mild and well-intentioned taste of... sesame seeds?! I guarantee not to be returning for seconds of either of them.

I have discovered some really good ones though! Of course, these are all the normal flavoured ones...

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