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June 15, 2008

Need Help Locating Delicious Asian Product Stateside

Japanese and Japanese-American and Japanophile readers, take heed, take heart

Anyone know where I can get these:

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This is just the outer packaging.  All the thimble-shaped mango sorbets it contained were eaten up.  My mom brought them back from Japan.  You freeze them before eating them, much in the manner of an Otter Pop.  But much much more delicious with real fruit goodness.  They have stolen my heart and I must find them.  Whatever they're called.

Before I go pilaging the markets of Little Tokyo, I'd appreciate any tips you can provide.

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You eat Otters? Frozen? On a stick? That's just wrong.

Um...Trader Joe's? Or make it your own? But I was totally thinking Little Tokyo, too. They've got to have it there.

I'll keep my eyes peeled - we have a few Japanesey stores around here. I take it they are not in the frozen section, but rather on the shelf somewhere, and you freeze them when you get home.

Yep you got it Tater. They come room temp and you apply the cold.

So TASTY!

Try Mitsuwa:

http://www.mitsuwa.com/english/index.html

For various reasons, I've been to four of the six SoCal stores. The chain used to be called Yaohan; they were bought out about ten years ago.

In fact, I think this is what you want:

http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933

In fact, I think this is what you want:

http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933

In fact, I think this might be what you want:

http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933

Ugh, triple post. Delete the clones!

I've been staring at that picture for a while now I've come to this conclusion: I don't get it.

Buy a real mango, puree it, put some rum in it, and freeze it into the plastic mold thingees.

Buy American.

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