ICEPAN icecream

Have you heard of ICEPAN? ICEPAN is a icecream store that makes icecream for people just in front of their eyes. In March 2004, its creator called Dong H. Sul had an idea of making icecream that is healthy based on organic ingredients and no chemical. Plus, he had a creative idea of making icecream from scratch. He innovated a icepan for making icecream.

The advantages of ICEPAN icecream is:

-it is freshly made within about a minute

-it provides dairy choices: soy, nonfat, regular, whole

-it gives flexibilites to customer of choosing from 19 fresh toppings and 16 flavours of icecream

In comparison to ordinary icecream, ICEPAN icecream is very low in sugar, fat and cholesterol and no colour additives whereas oridnary icecream is extremely high in sugar, fat and cholesterol and most of them contains common color additives that are the compounded products of benzene from coal-tar and naphthalene. These additives can cause major damage to your digestive system, liver and kidney.

Here are the 16 flavours of icecream and 19 toppings ^^

Here are some videoes about ICEPAN and its creator :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHaQ-Xzo6Q&feature=player_embedded



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXpg843AxqE&feature=related


And their official website if you are interested in finding more information about ICEPAN :
http://www.icepanusa.com/

Gelatissimo

Are you guys known what gelato is? If you don't know, click here.


This time, I am going to introduce one of my favorite brands of gelato - Gelatissimo!

 

First comes with some information of this company:

The Gelatissimo Group launched the Gelatissimo Retail Chain in September 2002 with great success. It is now has over 30 stores being a combination of national and international outlets, including a mix of company-owned and franchised stores.

It's quite famous I think, because I can find in both Hong Kong and Sydney.


You can find many different flavors of gelato in Gelatissimo, here is a list of all the flavors that you can find in Gelatissimo Australia:

Premium Dairy Range:

Premium Sorbet Range:

I next thing I am going to talk about is my favorite flavor!

Biscottino is the best ice cream I had ever try in my life! Biscottino means Italian cookies and cream.

Actually, I don't know how to explain it. It was just so good, it was just wonderful... oh... god~

If you got the chance to go to Gelatissimo, you must try it!

Somebody said Pistachio is quite good, but I didn't got the chance to try it, maybe next time~ haha

Highly recommended! Biscottino~ ^^

I love Dippin’ Dots' ice cream when the first time i saw it from advertising. It is attractive because   it 's tiny and colourful just like a small pea. The taste really sweet and not as creamy as normal ice cream. Dippin’ Dots is an ice cream snack invented in 1987 by Curt Jone. The most interesting thing which it's using liquid nitrogen  to mix with flash freezing ice cream. So no  conventional ice cream freezer required.

There are many favours in Dippin’ Dots'. I want to to show some of my favourite Dippin’ Dots'

Chillz-sour blue razz

Banana

Rainbow ice



Orange Sherbet



Strawberry

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The secreat of Dippin' Dots'

Dippin' Dot's ice cream can be make at home using liquid nitrogen. Below are some links which teach us how to use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream. Using liquid nitrogen can be very dangerous, that is why liquid nitrogen can only be obtained by persons showing knowledge of its properties and safety precautions for its use. Be very careful and have fun.

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltZz5iavDv8&feature=related

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CFWiytCAhw&NR=1

Home Ice cream

Home Ice cream
When I first came to Australia, I was surprised to see that there is home icecream. At first I did not think that it will taste good but after I tried it I think it is quite nice. Let me tell you about home icecream in Australia~

About Home Ice Cream
- 1959, a guy called Keith Reisinger, who was a refrigeration engineer in a Toowoomba dairy factory, decided to manufacture a superior ice cream using rich, Darling Downs milk from the region.  He made alternatives to major brands of ice cream from a small plant. And with the support of his wife, he established a factory to produce product for the Pixie brand and also other brands.
- 1988, Home Ice Cream was born!
Their principle is :

“a range of high quality products, vended each fortnight into customers' streets, at bulk saving prices.”

Product ranges
Their product ranges can be catorgorised as follow:
 1.2L Embrace, 2L Scoop, All Natural, Choc Coated, Cool Cube, Crunchy Cones, Cups, Desserts, Indulgence, Milk Bars, Novelty, Options Range / Last Days, Splits, Water Ices, Gluten Free, Nostalgia, Partially Gluten Free

 

Home icecream ususally comes with the sound of bells but lately I heard that it is not that bell sound but a music melody which is quite strange...anyways!~
Home Icecream will come every fornight and if you want to purchase, you can simply stand on the footpath and give the driver a friendly wave ^^ and then just make your choice!

Home icecream delivery is becoming more simpler now! They also have online ordering~ Here is their official website that you may want to check it out~!

www.homeicecream.com/

Keep it simple~! Soft serve cone

Many of you should be familiar with McDonalds Soft serve cone! No matter in what seasons, you can find this ice-cream available nearly in everywhere!  You might know that it only costs $0.50 and the fact that only takes you few minutes to finish it off! Yes, it does have a very short life. You might not think about what it really is and where does it come from in the first place... so let me tell you some easy facts about soft serve ~

Soft serve is a type of ice cream that is softer than regular ice cream. That is why it is called soft serve. It is easy and simple and soft!

When enjoying soft serve, many people usually focus on enjoying the coldness that it provides but not the taste of it. Soft serve is generally lower in milk-fat than ice cream by 7 – 12 %. Unlike ice cream which is stored at −15 °C, soft serve is stored at temperature around −4 °C.  That is why it only lasts for a few minutes or not even when it comes to melting...                      

One other interesting fact is that there is air being injected or added to it when it is produced. Product with higher air content tastes creamier, smoother and lighter and appears whiter. What do you think of McDonalds’ soft serve? It is white and quite creamy I guess...

ice cream in Turkey

Turkey ice cream which is called "Dondurma". It's  originate from the Turkish region of Kahramanmaraş. It's over three hundred years. It is made of milk, sugar, salep and mastic . qualities Turkish ice cream can be evaluate by texture and resistance to melting. The secret of Turkey icecream is the use of salep - a thickening agents, which is a flour made from impart chewiness, mastic, a resin and the root of the Early Purple Orchid.

There is some funny video of Turkey ice cream shop around the world:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvUQQF5S4Dg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oisweeaQKEY&feature=related

Gelato

Do you know what gelato is?
Gelato is Italy’s version of ice cream, with three major differences.

First, gelato has significantly less butterfat than ice cream's typical 18 and 26 percent. With the lower butterfat content, gelato is less solidly frozen than ice cream and melts in the mouth faster.

Second, gelato has a much higher density than ice cream. Ice cream is produced by mixing cream, milk and sugar, then adding air. Manufacturers add air to ice cream because it nearly doubles the quantity of their product. But, it cuts their quality in half. No air is added to gelato. The result is a higher quality dessert with a richer, creamier taste.

Third, gelato is served slightly warmer than ice cream. While both gelato and ice cream are served well below the freezing temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, gelato is served 10 to 15 degrees warmer than ice cream. Because it is less solidly frozen, gelato’s taste is further enhanced as it melts in the mouth.


                                                     Gelato