Recently I got inspired to try out some
new foods and one that caught my interest was mochi ice cream. Mochi
has a dough like consistency and is made with rice flour and sugar.
With mochi ice cream, you have the traditional ice cream in the
middle wrapped in the mochi.
In store I found the brand My/Mo which
makes mochi ice cream in several different flavors. I decided to go
with the strawberry to try it out. The price is pretty expensive. At
a regular price of over $6 it comes out to over $1 per piece since
there are 6 pieces in the box. I was able to get them on sale for a
little over $4. For the nutrition, each piece has 110 calories, 2.5
grams of fat, and 12 grams of sugar.
Upon opening the box, the mochi's are
in a tray separated and the top is sealed with plastic. They are
coated in what looks like a powdered sugar but the powder is not
sweet so it must be a flour or a corn starch. I found the powder a
bit off-putting since it doesn't really help the flavor. In fact, for
the rest of the pieces, I rinsed them off with water before eating
them. I'm guessing they cover it in powder to keep it from sticking
to things like the packaging.
The mochi material itself is soft and
has a chewy gelatinous consistency. It is also sweet and kind of fun
to eat. Inside, the strawberry ice cream is creamy and tastes very
much like other strawberry ice creams I have tried in the past.
Overall the mochi ice cream is pretty
good and makes for a nice snack or dessert. Although they are tasty,
based on the price, I probably would not rush to buy them again. But
if you are looking for something different to try out and you can
find them in store, I would say they are worth a try especially if
you can find them on sale.
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