5 May 2014

In Japan, Ice-Cream Molded To Look Like Beautiful Frozen Roses

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In Nagasaki, Japan, the “chirin-chirin” ice-cream has been sold at roadside stands for 50 years. Each ice-cream is sold for ¥100, which amounts to about US$1.



Initially, like any other type of ice-cream, this dessert was scooped the normal way. However, many vendors noticed that children were unable to balance their treats properly, which resulted in the ice-cream falling from the cone. To prevent this, vendors molded the ice-cream to look like roses.



The name of this treat is also derived from onomatopoeia—the vendors use a brass bell to entice customers to patronize their stands. The ice-cream is named after the sound of the bell, which, according to the Japanese, sounds like “chirin, chirin”!



This treat is sold throughout the year, and many people savor them while walking along the canals of Nagasaki.



Would you like to have one of these, or are they just too pretty to eat?



Watch a video below to see how this treat is made.









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[via RocketNews24, video via ChiechieX77 on YouTube]