Lotte Sou Ohto & Hakuto Yogurt Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. On a recent visit to Marukai Market in Little Tokyo, I found Lotte Sou Onto & Hakuto Yogurt, a frozen yogurt product imported from Japan. One 6.25 fl oz package was $2.59. On the back, it was labeled as sherbet. The ingredients didn’t mention yogurt or live and active cultures.

It looks like a container of yogurt but it says keep frozen, so I assume it’s meant to be eaten frozen. The yogurt ice cream/sherbet contains 5% yellow peach juice and fruit and 5% white peach juice.

Lotte Sou Ohto & Hakuto Yogurt: It was white in color. The texture was gritty like bits of ice and there were tiny pieces of yellow peaches. There was a cream aftertaste. It didn’t taste like yogurt and the peach flavor was faint. It was sweet but not tangy. I didn’t like the texture and the blandness.

One serving is 150 calories, 5g total fat, 24g total carbs, 24g total sugars, and 1g protein.

3 out of 5 stars.

* MARUKAI MARKET: 123 S Onizuka St, Ste 105, Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Itoshima Tofu Ice Kokuto Review

 

Fro-yo girl here. I was at Marukai Market in Little Tokyo when I spotted Itoshima tofu ice cream, imported from Japan. There were three flavors: Plain, Green Tea, and Black Sesame. The sign indicated the ice cream was part of the Kyushu Fair.

Kyushu is an island in the south, the third largest island in Japan. It’s known for growing soybeans and for locally produced tofu.

Itoshima Tofu Ice was sold in a tiny tub, 2.87 fl oz or 85ml. Ingredients include soymilk powder, bean curd, sugar, starch syrup, processed brown sugar, soya lecithin, casein, water. One tub is 101 calories. Marukai was selling Tofu Ice for $4.59, on sale. The regular price was $4.99.

Tofu Ice Kokuto: This is the plain tofu ice. It was very firm, icy, and dense. After I let it soften for a bit, it was scoopable with a plastic spoon. It tasted like sweetened soymilk only in frozen form and I think slightly softer than what you would get if you put soymilk in the freezer. I didn’t dislike it but I’d rather have a cup of fresh soymilk. The soybean flavor was pretty strong.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* MARUKAI MARKET: 123 S Onizuka St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.