Fro-yo girl here. In the past few years, I’ve noticed that local Asian markets have been carrying a wider variety of Chinese popsicles. Popsicles seem more popular than ice cream pints. I’m not sure why. The flavors and shapes of these imported popsicles are so intriguing.
TaoQi peach ice cream looks like Chinese peaches. It seems to be popular on TikTok. Some popsicles are shaped like animals, buildings, landmarks, flowers, and clothing. Some are even sold individually! Flavors include grape green tea & cheese, peach & oolong, taro, hawthorn, grass jelly, mango sago pomelo, etc. And yes, I've seen froyo ice pops/popsicles, but they're the standard popsicle shape,
I bought a coconut ice pop, imported from China, from 99 Ranch Market. It was under $1.79 for one popsicle. The popsicle looked like four round balls and the top ball had the face of a dog (or bear?). The popsicle was very firm and icy. It had bits of coconut. It was a bit too sweet but cute and inexpensive. It seemed to melt too fast too (and it wasn’t a hot day). I'd give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Many cultural sites (e.g., the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City) in China are now offering customized ice pops and yes, these are popular with tourists. It’s become popular to post pictures of these popsicles on social media. I wonder who is making these elaborate popsicle molds?
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Fro-yo girl here. Nomad Ice Pops opened this past summer in downtown San Gabriel, CA. The owner uses fresh, whole fruits and showcases them in seasonal ice pops that are low in sugar and all natural. The handcrafted pops were inspired by the paletas he countered in Guatemala.
Most of the 14 ice pops flavors that were being offered the day of my visit were vegan. There were fruit flavors like Strawberry Mint, Mango Chili, and Berry Peach Lemonade, and non-fruit flavors like Coffee with Almond Milk, Salted Peanut Butter & Honey, and Pumpkin Pie. Each pop is about 3 oz, the standard ice pop size. Only one of the pops had yogurt, Honey Blackberry. Prices weren’t posted but they’re under $4 each. The chocolate dipped ones are a bit more expensive.
* Honey Blackberry ice pop: The pop didn’t look like it had yogurt, because the color was super dark, like the color of blackberries. I liked the tartness of the pop. It didn’t taste like much sugar or honey had been added and it tasted like it was made with a lot of blackberries. However, I didn’t taste the yogurt. I assume it was in there but just a small amount.
I wasn’t a fan of the salted peanut butter pop because the chocolate coating tasted like cocoa powder and coconut and it was sweeter than I expected. The popsicle wasn’t creamy (probably because it was vegan?). The vanilla coconut blueberry popsicle was better – the coconut cream was rich and complemented the blueberry.
* NOMAD ICE POPS: 415 South Mission Drive #A, San Gabriel, CA, 91776
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