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Fish Ice Cream (Sanma Aisu) - Something must smell fishy about ice cream flavored with saury, a saltwater fish popular in Japan...But there's no worries about that with this offering from Kimura Shoten as the fishy fumes have been drowned out by liberal doses of brandy. Not the greatest tasting ice cream on earth, though. |
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Octopus Ice Cream (Taco Aisu) - Want to tantalize the taste buds with a tentacle? If so, Octopus Ice Cream is the go. Japanese have been able to come up with an amazing variety of uses for octopus, ranging from delicacy to porno movie prop. Little wonder that octopus has found its way into ice cream, then. |
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Squid Ice Cream (Ika Aisu) - Not wanting to give octopus ice cream a leg-up, Kimura Shoten used the extra legs available to step forward with Squid Ice Cream. |
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Ox Tongue Ice Cream (Gyutan Aisu) - What better to tickle the taste buds than tongues? Though Ox Tongue Ice Cream may not be the first delicacy to come to mind, its taste is nothing to beef about. |
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Sweet Potato Ice Cream (Yaki-imo) - Sweet potatoes have a reputation in Japan for bringing on flatulence. Mention Sweet Potato Ice Cream, though, and it's more likely to induce nausea. But Kochi Prefecture company Group Farm has managed to produce a surprisingly tasty ice cream using the versatile tuber. |
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Fried Eggplant Ice Cream (Yaki Nasu Aisu) - Eggplant is a mainstay of the Japanese diet, appearing regularly on such dishes as pizza and in sandwiches. Becoming an ice cream flavor was merely a matter of time. |
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Crab Ice Cream (Kani Aisu) - Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, is renowned for its rich array of seafood, prime amongst the delicacies being crab. |
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Corn Ice Cream (Tomorokoshi Aisu) - Corn has managed to wrangle its way into many dishes in Japan, notably pizza and ramen noodles. Having tickled the taste buds so successfully in other culinary fields, nothing was going to stop the development of corn ice cream. |
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Koshihikari Rice Ice Cream (Koshihikari Aisu) - A strong local liking for Japan's favorite rice, koshihikari, has long prevented foreign farmers from gaining a foothold in the lucrative Japanese rice market. Koshihikari is also used to make some of Japan's finest sake. But koshihikari is one rice strain that is something of a strain to stomach when it's used in ice cream. |
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Wasabi Ice Cream (Wasabi Aisu) - Sushi gets its sting from the horseradish paste known in Japanese as wasabi. While its tingling taste makes a delightful addition to raw fish, wasabi's tangy flavor also makes for a surprisingly edible ice cream. |
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Shrimp Ice Cream (Sakura Ebi Aisu) - It's prawnographic! Most people would be making a report to health authorities if they dug up a full shrimp's body from their ice cream, but with this product from Roman Holiday that's the norm. The image Shrimp Ice Cream probably conjures up amongst most people probably comes closest to the actual taste. |
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Eel Ice Cream (Unagi Aisu) - Eel is a summer delicacy in Japan, which probably explains why Futaba decided to use it to flavor an ice cream. Surprisingly, the smooth taste is quite palatable, even if the thought of what's being eaten is not quite as tasty. |
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Nagoya Noodle Ice Cream (Nagoya Kishimen) - Some would think you'd be off your noodle to imbibe in this ice cream. Fortunately, Chakkiri Musume Honten, the inventors of this ice cream, were able to develop noodles that didn't go hard when they were served under 30 degrees Celsius. One for noodle connoisseurs only. |
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Chicken Wing Ice Cream (Nagoya Tebasaki) - Nagoya is famous for its poultry, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the taste of this ice cream is best described as foul. It actually tastes like a fried chicken wing, which is fine if that's what you're eating, but not if you're tucking into some ice cream. |
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Miso Ice Cream (Hacho Miso) - Miso bean paste, together with soy sauce, is said to be the flavor of Japan. Miso is an essential element of many Japanese foods and is indeed delicious when served with the correct dish. But, when it comes to ice cream, it's best to give miso a miss. |
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Cactus Ice Cream (Saboten Aisu) - A tasty treat that will prick the hearts of ice cream lovers everywhere. It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days. |
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