Sweetcorn Ice Cream
March 29, 2012
Remember that Ice-cream man who went round the kampung (village) on his 3-wheeler, lugging his mobile freezer with him? Do you remember how ice cream was served in those days? And do you still remember how many varieties were there in his freezer? Was sweet corn ice cream one of your favourites?
Oh Yes....I remembered very clearly, Mr Ice-cream man...
He would cycle his 3-wheeler around the village with an air horn tied up to his tricycle handlebars. He would blare up the air horn in a rhythmic 'toot...' and at the same time he'd shout out 'Ice-Cream.. Ice-cream... Ice-cream, as he made his 'grand' entrance... It was a melodious sound to my ear and an occasion I always look forward to.
Whenever I hear him miles away... I would be frantically scrounging for coins... or if we were good and not drive my mom up the wall with our siblings' "banter"... ehem... we weren't always naughty, we would get a treat...
There were limited choices of ice cream then... It's either vanilla, chocolate, Neapolitan, or strawberry-flavored ice-creams.
Sweetcorn ice cream was introduced much later... It was one of 'Malaysian-ised' flavoured ice-creams... It came in box packaging, Mr Ice-cream man would cut the ice-cream into sizeable little rectangular pieces... hence it is known as Ice-cream Potong (potong means cut) ...served these delicious creamy treat between 2 thin wafers... and in some kampungs (village)... the ice-creams were sandwiched between 2 slices of white bread.
We would savor these sweet creamy ice-cream..with every lick ... trying very hard not to spill... but living in a humid and hot country... most of the time it would end up Splat!!! on our dresses or on the floor... the wafer became soggy and soft.
This happened to be one of my favourite ice-cream flavors.... it was then and still is..
My kids had tasted the store-bought Sweetcorn ice-cream... back in the days when we were in Kuala Lumpur... but it comes in a 2 litre tub... There was no Ice-cream vendor cycling around the suburb 'tooting' the air horn... and definitely not being served with 2 thin wafers ...
Hi Lisa, I WANT the I-SCREAM...... yours look so delicious and tempting.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty presentation too. Love your beautiful click.
I really like the waffle biscuit and I like the chocolate.
Really miss the school days, the ice man in his 3 wheeler. But I didn't get to eat much cos last time when young got asthma problem. :(
Have a nice day licking the ice cream.
It was so, so, so long ago that I used to eat local sweetcorn ice cream and another flavor Ruam Mitr [back in Bangkok] ... then I started liking more international (?) flavors :)
ReplyDeleteGood one. Especially sandwiched between wafers, nice pics :)
That ice cream flavor is very original! I bet it tastes divine.
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Rosa
Although corn ice cream is not very popular in Japan, I know some SE Asian countries (maybe not all) really love this flavor. Whenever I have a chance I plan to taste it. I am pretty sure I'll fall in love with this corn ice cream.... I've seen a lot of Filipino bloggers posting corn ice pops. Totally curious!
ReplyDeleteyes, I remember the Ice-cream man!! In Singapore we can still find a few 3 wheeler ice-cream sellers "station" in Orchid Road with this type of ice-cream.
ReplyDeleteI have never had one! How creative and I love it's a sandwiched between wafers.
ReplyDeleteRed bean ice cream was my favourite! I need to buy myself an ice cream machine!
ReplyDeleteThis post brings back memories. No longer do we have uncles tooting horns or shaking bells hawking ice creams, not even those in Magnolia tubs. :(
ReplyDeleteMy favorite ais krim potong would be red bean. Beautiful photos dear, I wish I could shoot ice cream like that!
All your pictures are gorgeous and this one is no exception. Love the presenation and it is tempting me very much. We sometimes buy vanilla and banana-flavoured wafer biscuits that look like this.
ReplyDeleteRecently we were on a trip to Bangkok and there we tried sweetcorn ice cream for the first time and it was quite nice. Specially for someone like me who doesn't like ice cream as much.
ReplyDeleteLove the presentation and the gorgeous light in the photo :)
Amelia
ReplyDeleteLucky you... can still enjoy I-Scream potong in Malaysia and tak payah susah buat ;P
Nisha
Thank you :D
Rosa
Sure is Rosa :D
Nami
Corns are abundance in SE Asia region... I am sure you will love the taste ;)
Ah Tze
Wow.. amazing, must take note that if I ever visit Spore, I'll make sure to capture this on my camera :D
Angie
Summer treat :D
WokandSpoon
Another fave of mine :D
Pickyin
No more uncles tooting or shouting... but the annoying recording that blares unceremoniously :(
Red bean Ice-cream coming soon ;)
Rathai
Thank you :D
oooh I would love to try that wafer biscuits
kankana
Thank you :D
I love sweetcorn ice cream, really delicious!!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of sweetcorn ice cream! Sweetcorn is my favourite though so I might have to give this a go!
ReplyDeleteOh lama sungguh tak visit your blog. Tiba2 bila bukak gmbr icecream corn. Used to buy this back in MGS KL when I was a young girl. Now not so young and looking at your blog, make me want it so badly but too lazy to make. Boleh beli kat kedai tak?
ReplyDeleteYours was the "toot" and mine was the "ring"....our Mr. Ice-cream man! :)
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of sweet corn, but everything tastes differently when in ice cream form. =) LOve this treat!
ReplyDeletelooks delish!
ReplyDeleteLeemei
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Becca
Its South East Asia flavours :D
Flower
Ada kat kedai Asian... all flavours ~jagung, nangka, durian, jagung and of course red bean :D
tigerfish
LOL..:D
MyFudo
Thank you :)
Dina
Thank you :D
All I can say "yummmmm"
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