Brainfreeze in Chinatown

Chinese Ice Cream Factory Storefront

Located in the heart of Chinatown, The Chinatown Ice Cream factory at 65 Bayard Street has traditional flavors of ice cream and sorbet. But I skipped the lemon sorbet for I was on a mission to try one of the Asian flavors on the menu:

Black sesame

Taro

Ginger

Green tea

Lychee

Red bean

Durian

Pandan

One scoop of ginger, please

Its very bubblegum happy for the kiddies when you walk in. My only concern was the patrons consisted of white folks and American Chinese. It disappointed me, but still where else was I going to find these flavors?

I played it safe and ordered a scoop of ginger for $3.75. It was very creamy and loaded with ginger flavor and even a handful of real ginger bits were mixed in. I was pleased as I strolled back through Chinatown.

Next time, I'll be more bold and taste the Durian or the brand new Zen Butter.

Oh yeah, I also found some frogs for sale at a popular Chinese fishmonger. And no, they weren't being sold as pets.

Ribbet, Ribbet