407174 Fri Jun 01 11:16:23 -0700 2007 33 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2620878 I can't find my favorite Double Rainbow version, so I'm looking for another brand that is equally tasty...thanks! Fri Jun 01 11:16:23 -0700 2007 100415 hippodeir 1 2620894 Does it have to be ice cream or does gelato do it for you too? Ciao Bella's green tea with white chocolate is excellent! Fri Jun 01 11:21:07 -0700 2007 2620878 11069 fauchon 1 2620920 I have not had it, but I think Fosselman's in Alhambra has green tea ice cream. http://www.fosselmans.com/Pages/flavors.html Have you been to Pinkberry? I have not. My friend told me that they offer natural flavored and green tea flavored yogurt. www.pinkberry.com I'm actually interested in knowing where else sells green tea ice cream, too. There's a company based in Irvine that makes green tea ice cream. It's actually very good. I buy it from Famima in individual sized cups. The brand is Maeda-en. www.famima-usa.com I bet that you could also buy green tea ice cream at 99 Ranch or any large Asian supermarket. Wholesome Choice supermarket in Irvine may also have some options. Fri Jun 01 11:26:31 -0700 2007 2620878 57689 katkoupai 2 2622720 fosselman's green tea ice cream is GREAT. not overly sweet and very subtle, with only a hint of green color. i practically grew up on the stuff in the good ole' SGV... might well be my favorite, beating out the brands available at the japanese supermarkets. Sat Jun 02 00:06:48 -0700 2007 2620920 11521 rameniac 2 3403252 I always buy green tea ice cream (and froyo) from 99 Ranch. Both are good. Fri Feb 15 22:23:25 -0800 2008 2620920 124476 FoodieKat 1 2621429 Just go to any Asian supermarket. I personally don't care for Double Rainbow, any flavor. Fri Jun 01 13:25:42 -0700 2007 2620878 13957 slacker 1 2622714 have you tried pinkberry's green tea option? it may not be double rainbow, but it's just as addictive. Sat Jun 02 00:02:48 -0700 2007 2620878 102193 doublegemini 2 2626879 I love anything green tea, except for Pinkberry's green tea yogurt, which tasted just plain bad and full of chemicals to me. Mon Jun 04 02:53:53 -0700 2007 2622714 27951 omotosando 3 2627449 I am all over it... I have never tried that version of green tea ice cream. I do agree with omotosando on the pink(yuck)berry... what's the big deal about their stuff! I don't really care for them Mon Jun 04 08:51:39 -0700 2007 2626879 101159 barcelona 1 2629651 Whichever one you do get a tasty, if not a bit extravagant, way to have green tea ice cream is to sprikle just a pinch of matcha on top. Mmmmmmm... My main complaint of green tea ice cream is that they're generally too sweet for my taste and do not have enough of a green tea flavor, at least the one's I've been able to try... But try it with a dash of matcha on top and it moves surprisingly close to how I'd like it to taste... BTW Fubuki is the brand that I see most often sold in the Japanese grocery stores... Mon Jun 04 17:56:45 -0700 2007 2620878 20300 cgfan 2 2629688 I've never heard of matcha. What is it? Mon Jun 04 18:12:15 -0700 2007 2629651 57689 katkoupai 3 2629748 katkoupai: Matcha is a traditional form of tea sold in powdered form. It was developed for the tea ceremony where only the very new tip growth of shade grown tea is picked and ground into a very fine powder. It is shade grown (painstakenly put under long sheets of cloth prior to harvest), and because it only uses the very tip growth (the newly budded leaves) it is very bright green and contains many important phytonutrients. In the Japanese tea ceremony special utensils are used in every step of it's preparation, most notably the chasen, indispensible for getting the foamy finish that one expect out of this form of tea. Though much can be made of the process one can simply "whip up" a cup of tea at home with a standard whisk, hot water, matcha, and a relatively broad bowl. The end result should be tea with a milky/frothy appearance on its surface... (Matcha is served in chawan, bowls wide enough to be held by two hands.) You can find matcha in very small tins in very well-stocked Japanese food stores. Look around the top shelf in the tea section, and you may be able to find a selection of them. (Believe it or not Costco sells a very good product under their Kirkland Signature label that combines a sencha with matcha. Each is contained in what looks like a very well-constructed ?polypropylene? bag designed to open up like a tent to give the leaves sufficient room to brew, which is then hermetically sealed in it's own individual foil pack. It is co-branded with Ito-en, a well-respected producer of tea in Japan. A box of 100 can be had for under $15, which is an incredible price. The addition of the matcha to the loose-leaf tea does wonders for the resulting taste.) Mon Jun 04 18:28:06 -0700 2007 2629688 20300 cgfan 4 2629764 Well said, cgfan! I might add that if one likes the taste of matcha, you can sprinkle it on almost anything in the kitchen: rice, salads, pasta, yogurt, eggs, etc. It not only imparts a wonderful flavor, but adds a nice visual effect to your food, sweet or savory. Mon Jun 04 18:34:43 -0700 2007 2629748 14014 liu 5 2629776 Thanks for the explanations, cgfan and liu. I've never noticed it on green tea ice cream before, but I'll look out for it. I imagine that it's pricy. Mon Jun 04 18:38:41 -0700 2007 2629764 57689 katkoupai 6 2630017 katkoupai -- The green tea matcha sprinkle will not be on the ice cream (at least I have never seen it, except, perhaps, in a restaurant); you will do that yourself. As tea does, matcha prices vary from very reasonable to $$, depending on the quality. I think it is worthwhile to purchase the best quality you can find. In food prep and decoration, you will use only a little, and if drinking, you still won't use huge quantities each time because the flavor of the "good stuff" is quite concentrated in its powdered form. You can find good matcha at most Japanese and other Asian markets, and even at other markets that carry an Asian food section or a large tea selection. One of my current favorite brands is Maeda-en. Mon Jun 04 20:03:45 -0700 2007 2629776 14014 liu 7 2630034 Thanks. :) Mon Jun 04 20:07:35 -0700 2007 2630017 57689 katkoupai 8 2630204 Hi, liu is right; Maeda-en is excellent, & often the brand served in Japanese restaurants. You can get it at Marukai in the large size container in Gardena on Artesia Blvd. (have to purchase their customer card in order to shop there for a nominal fee, but they have a great selection of Japanese and some Hawaiian products). Mon Jun 04 21:24:31 -0700 2007 2630034 64009 LANative 9 2630284 LANative -- That is exactly where I just purchased quite a few Maeda-en teas: Marukai Market in Gardena! They definitely carry several matcha teas of various brands, including Maeda-en. Additionally, they carry a Maeda-en iced sencha tea in silk tea bags (60 in a package). All you do is drop a few bags into cold water and refrigerate overnight. The resulting green iced tea is delicious and has enough flavor to be drunk without sugar. And the color is beautiful! I am told that this same Maeda-en iced sencha tea makes nice hot tea as well. Mon Jun 04 22:17:22 -0700 2007 2630204 14014 liu 10 2630367 Don't give up on Ito-en! Mon Jun 04 23:29:54 -0700 2007 2630284 17463 PseudoNerd 11 2631351 Hi, PseudoNerd! A couple of months ago I ordered three different green teas from Ito-en. They were ok...actually, I can't even remember them. But I recently purchased some Maeda-en teas and am truly WOW-ed! I had some hot green tea at Musha last week, and when I inquired about the brand, they told me it was Maeda-en iced green tea -- but served hot. It was in a silk bag and truly delicious. I chased it and found it at Marukai in Gardena: a bag of 60 tea bags of iced green tea. I also bought several other Maeda-en green teas and have been quite impressed. Tue Jun 05 09:49:53 -0700 2007 2630367 14014 liu 12 2631462 www.maeda-en.com You can also buy Maeda-en products online. Tue Jun 05 10:15:02 -0700 2007 2631351 57689 katkoupai 13 2631692 I initially tried to go that route. I checked out the online site and then called them. The extremely knowledgeable and kind person I spoke with advised me to check out the Japanese markets in town, specifically Marukai. She said I will find a decent selection and it will be far less costly. I took her advice. However, next time, after I know better what I like, I might consider ordering online. Tue Jun 05 11:15:36 -0700 2007 2631462 14014 liu 14 2631697 Yes. I think the online route would be better for those who are far from the markets that carry the products. It probably is cheaper to just buy the products in person (no shipping/postage costs). :) Tue Jun 05 11:17:20 -0700 2007 2631692 57689 katkoupai 10 2633704 Thanks, liu, I'm going to have to try their iced tea; it sounds great! I love Marukai; it's the only place I can get the individual microwave Japanese rice, which is great when you're feeding a preschooler. Tue Jun 05 21:07:04 -0700 2007 2630284 64009 LANative 5 3403256 That is a good idea. I have been meaning to buy some matcha powder to use in cake recipes so it's a good excuse to go out and get some. Fri Feb 15 22:28:12 -0800 2008 2629764 124476 FoodieKat 4 2630311 glad to know i'm not the only one with an appreciation for the costco tea bags! i typically brew my own [both green & white] loose teas, and couldn't believe how good kirkland was. who knew? :) Mon Jun 04 22:37:40 -0700 2007 2629748 49973 1_healthnut 4 3402533 I am a matcha addict and am happy to say I've found a good quality Matcha Latte at a little cafe/restaurant called Pasquale's at 5616 San Vicente Blvd. (intersection of Hauser Blvd. just south of the Grove/Farmer's Market area of L.A.). This is good quality stuff! Stone ground, thick, bright green...YUM. They are doing Lattes and smoothies with it, and it's a fantastic place to sit and chill besides. They have a cozy tucked away outdoor seating area with a fountain and a huge tree, and a nicely decorated European style interior. The food is good quality, too (salmon dishes, italian dinners, quality cafe food)...... Fri Feb 15 16:28:15 -0800 2008 2629748 166379 cali_1 2 2629692 For a strong green tea flavor, you could try the green tea ice cream at Kiriko. I find it too bitter for my taste buds. You cannot just order ice cream, though. You have to order food. Too many people were coming in for the black sesame ice cream, so they refuse to sell ice cream only. Mon Jun 04 18:13:46 -0700 2007 2629651 10568 Jwsel 3 2629707 Black sesame ice cream sounds interesting. Sounds yummy, actually. Mon Jun 04 18:16:47 -0700 2007 2629692 57689 katkoupai 3 2629761 Kiriko has excellent green tea ice cream. The green tea ice cream at Mori is also good. Sushi Sushi has a nice matcha pudding - lots of matcha, not too sweet. Mon Jun 04 18:32:53 -0700 2007 2629692 27951 omotosando 1 2630776 Haven't tried Double Rainbow. But I just finished a tub of FUBUKI Green Tea Ice Cream. This one is found at 99 Ranch, Mitsuwa, just about any Asian market. Delish. http://elmomonster.blogspot.com Tue Jun 05 07:01:36 -0700 2007 2620878 11757 elmomonster 2 2631810 fubuki's a little too sweet/dark for me, but it's not bad in a pinch, especially considering the awesome monstrous tubs you can buy... Tue Jun 05 11:41:23 -0700 2007 2630776 11521 rameniac 1 2632576 I love green tea ice cream, and found the flavor at Scoops (off Melrose) to be exceptional. Enjoy. Tue Jun 05 14:43:33 -0700 2007 2620878 54256 kermit 1 2817147 The food court at Mitsuwa Market in WLA now has maccha green tea soft serve. It can come with azuki bean and mochi balls. Along with Santouka and Sanuki, another good reason to eat at Mitsuwa. Mon Aug 06 07:20:44 -0700 2007 2620878 62188 Ogawak