Post(s) tagged with "Ice cream"

Raw Ice Cream Company

There I was, alone in the apartment and food-less, so I decided to go to the Wholefoods market nearby and buy some organic meals/snacks. As I was searching for muesli, I passed by the frozen goods section and decided to check out some healthy ice creams and yogurts.

This is what I stumbled upon:

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Raw vegan ice cream.

Now before I start, I gotta say that I am quite judgmental on raw veganism because of this. However, I have always admired raw vegans, because of their commitment on being healthy and ability to resist the cooked food taste. So I am always intrigued to try any alternative food, such as raw vegan products, just to experience how it’s like to do the diet.

Back to the ice cream; I picked the Mint Chip flavor, because I wanted something refreshing. So I took a small pint of the frozen good and happily purchased it.

Got back home, observed the product even more, and this is my review:

Of course, since its raw and vegan, the ice cream doesn’t look as green as the processed ones:

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In fact, it looks just like normal vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips.

Looking at the ingredients, the ice cream is basically made out of beans, nuts, water, nectar and salt for taste and the chocolate bits. So no signs of milk whatsoever.

Taste-wise… Well… These are my stream of thoughts:

First impression: “What. The. Fuck. Is. This.”

Second impression (basically second bite): “Okay, fine. I guess it’s not that bad. It kind of tastes like red bean, but it’s supposed to be vanilla. The chocolate tastes like chocolate but the texture is like paper.”

Third impression: “Dear god I really want to like this but I cant. How am I supposed to finish this? Thank god it only comes in a third of the normal ice cream pint.”

Overall, I’m not sure if I would recommend this to people. It is quite of an interesting experience. However, if you don’t feel like spending on something you don’t like, then do not buy this ice cream.

Indita

Banana Fritters topped with Vanilla Ice Cream // Hungry Ninja, Iloilo
This was good but just like any other dessert combining the battling forces of hot and cold, it’s really messy to eat. I also suggest sharing this with a friend because I had trouble finishing this off. Plus when it started to fall apart (in the first minute or so), I just lost the will to eat it.
Flavour of ice cream topping varies on availability.
Check out a previous article on Hungry Ninja here.

Banana Fritters topped with Vanilla Ice Cream // Hungry Ninja, Iloilo

This was good but just like any other dessert combining the battling forces of hot and cold, it’s really messy to eat. I also suggest sharing this with a friend because I had trouble finishing this off. Plus when it started to fall apart (in the first minute or so), I just lost the will to eat it.

Flavour of ice cream topping varies on availability.

Check out a previous article on Hungry Ninja here.

Here and There in Iloilo

Hello, readers! GONG XI FA CAI to all our Chinese friends! I’m just going to post everything I haven’t been able to post so far on account of being so busy with school (I’ve started on my thesis, ugh) and all. So I’m catching you guys up and because there are so many I’ll be quick with it.

Crepe Samurai at MARIDEL’S, Plazuela

I really liked it (crepe + mango ice cream = legit) although it was a bit messy.

KOREAN ICE CREAM (P60 each; bought from the Korean grocery store across Jollibee, E. Lopez, Jaro)

Vanilla ice cream with a sort of black bean thing. It was good but a bit hard to eat on account of it being messy. Or maybe it was just me…

Basically an ice cream sandwich made of vanilla ice cream and cheese cake. I loved this!

Zatazza

I’ve been to Zatazza twice, tried their coffee twice, cursed their coffee twice.

MARIDEL’S, Plazuela

VODKA CAKE: I liked it fine but I don’t think I’m going to eat it again. I guess Vodka’s not my thing after all.

SNICKERS PIE: Basically this pie is made with all the components that you can find in a Snickers bar. I personally am not a big fan of Snickers (my favourite chocolate bar is Mars) so this was just okay for me.

MADGE CAFE

If you live in Iloilo you’re bound to hear about this wondrous place called Madge Cafe, located inside Lapaz Public Market, which supposedly has the best coffee in the city. Madge is also the oldest kapihan (coffeehouse) in Iloilo. I suggest you don’t come here if you’re used to Starbucks or Coffee Break ‘coffee’ because Madge brews their own coffee and it’s a far cry from those commercialised crap. Each mug costs only P20!

CASHEW ROCA

Nothing. I just wanted to profess my love for this.

OCEAN CITY BISTRO, Iloilo Ayala Technohub

Baked scallops, chicken teriyaki noodles, sizzling crab meat = all delicious!

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My friend (and frequent partner-in-crime) Poch and I decided to try out this place after seeing a banner while on the way to my house. It piqued our interest because a) it said “ANGUS BURGERS” and b) it was hanging at the Shell gasoline station along Diversion Road. Oh, man. OH, MAN. IT WAS GOOD. Everything was good! So we each got a 100g burger, which costs P130 (a 200g burger costs P190) and comes with a side of fries. Actually, I really liked the burger, but those fries were my favourite! We also each got raspberry iced tea (P45) which was delicious as well. I’d really love to go back there soon.

Twitteritos III: Friday

#Tasteritos in Chicago, USA

@Inditah: “Garrett Popcorn, Chicago. There’s caramel, cheddar, butter and ALL the popcorn flavors in the rainbow!!” (review here)


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@Inditah: “Gino’s East, Chicago. Another deep-dish pizza place in Chicago. The best one so far!”

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#Tasteritos in Iloilo, Philippines

@andy1227: “Calzone at Calda.” (review here)

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@PatriciaBarrera: “Gooey Caramel Pie at Amular, Plazuela, Ilo. Uh…it’s ok.”

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@PatriciaBarrera: “Apple Pie a la mode at Amular, Plazuela, Ilo. Delishuuus srsly”

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@andy1227: “Cosmopolitan at G Lounge. Buy one take one. Woo!”


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@andy1227: “Another round. Tequila Sunrise this time at G Louge.”

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#Tasteritos in Jakarta, Indonesia

@TheDaliaLama: “I’m prepared to argue..nay, fight with anyone who disagrees that Bubur Kwangtung, Pecenongan, Jkt, is the best congee in the world.”

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@TheDaliaLama: “Homemade steak, taters n broccoli. Like a baus.” (image)

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#Tasteritos in New York, USA

@Inditah: “Cupcake from Chelsea Market, NYC. So puuurrrdy!”


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Thanks to everyone who contributed to this week’s Twitteritos Friday! As always, if you feel like sharing your love for food, wherever in the world you are, tweet us at @Tasteritos or insert the hashtag #Tasteritos and we’ll retweet it!

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