Description
A mysterious night market sweet where vanilla or taro ice cream is wrapped roundly in white bread and quickly deep-fried, causing hot and cold sensations to rush your mouth simultaneously.
Restaurants serving Deep-fried Ice Cream
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White bread(thin-sliced)
- Ice cream(favorite flavor)
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Ice Cream Prep] Scoop vanilla, chocolate, taro, or Swiss chocolate ice cream into rounds, re-freeze solidly in the freezer.
- [Wrapping] Prepare
- thin slices of sandwich bread (crusts removed).
- Place solid ice cream in the center of one slice, cover with the other.
- Use a special round mold (or bowl edge) to press the edges 'firmly', cutting out a round shape while completely sealing the edges of the two slices together (forms a UFO shape).
- Put this back in the freezer to freeze the bread solidly.
- [Frying] Drop the frozen bread into hot 180-200°C oil.
- Before the ice cream inside melts, flash-fry for just '10-
- seconds' until the outer bread turns golden and crispy. Drain and serve immediately.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese white bread and store-bought ice cream cup
Pairing
Warm Tea(Beware of sensitive teeth)
Trivia
[For Women] A retro sweet often appearing as the final dessert at Taiwanese banquets (Banzuo). Frying only the bread without melting the ice cream requires expert speed. Taro ice cream (purple) filling offers the most Taiwanese taste.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The moment you bite the hot, crispy, oil-fried bread, cold ice cream melts out from inside 'chill!'; quickly enjoy this temperature illusion!
Allergen
Wheat, Dairy, Egg