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:
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.
You eat Otters? Frozen? On a stick? That's just wrong.
Posted by: Chris | June 16, 2008 at 06:43 PM
Um...Trader Joe's? Or make it your own? But I was totally thinking Little Tokyo, too. They've got to have it there.
Posted by: Beth | June 16, 2008 at 08:46 PM
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.
Posted by: TasterSpoon | June 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Yep you got it Tater. They come room temp and you apply the cold.
So TASTY!
Posted by: Dan | June 17, 2008 at 02:02 PM
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.
Posted by: gene | June 17, 2008 at 05:03 PM
In fact, I think this is what you want:
http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933
Posted by: gene | June 17, 2008 at 05:04 PM
In fact, I think this is what you want:
http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933
Posted by: gene | June 17, 2008 at 05:04 PM
In fact, I think this might be what you want:
http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=933
Posted by: gene | June 17, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Ugh, triple post. Delete the clones!
Posted by: gene | June 17, 2008 at 05:07 PM
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.
Posted by: melati | June 18, 2008 at 03:05 PM