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
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