The ads for the new “collection” of Haagen Dazs ice-cream have covered more or less 96.4% of the available advertising space in Japan.
You simply cannot live your life here ignoring their existence.
The collection consists of three new flavors derived from famous cakes: Millefeuille, Tiramisu and Mont Blanc.
So, first up on the pedestal is the… Mille-feuille [...]
Archive for May 23rd, 2008
Haagen Dazs new flavors in Japan: Mille-feuille!
Posted in Weird flavors of familiar things, tagged flavor, food, haagen dazs, ice cream, Japan, millefeuille, patisserie, sweets on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
大学芋 (Daigaku Imo): Japanese Caramelized Sweet Potatoes
Posted in Japanese Recipes, tagged asian, daigaku imo, Japanese food, potatoes, sweet potatoe on May 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
大学芋 is made by coating deep-fried sweet potatoes with caramelised syrup. 大学(daigaku) is the Japanese for “university”, and 芋(imo) means sweet potato. The name 大学芋 derives from the fact that it was popular in college towns during the Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) period.
Ingredients:
300g sweet potato (10.5 oz)
Oil for deep-frying
1/2 cup sugar (60g OR 2 oz)
1.5 [...]
