From June 2008 to April 2010, I lived, worked, and ate in Seoul, Korea. I started this blog before Tumblr added the Content Source field. I took all of the food photos here, unless otherwise noted (like in a link or via). Use your judgment.
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호두마루: The English label of “Walnut ice cream,” provided by makers Haitai Confectionary, is quite accurate. “Walnut ice cream” is much creamier than your average popsicle — and sweeter than my current favorites — but a good change of pace with its hints of nuts, coffee, caramel, and honey (seriously!). It is also studded with chopped up walnuts (mmm, seriously).
Sometimes, I feel like I could focus on Korean popsicles alone.
빙그레 캔디바: Binggrae’s Candy Bar. My favorite popsicle after another Binggrae product, Melona melon bars. According to the company bio, Binggrae started out as a dairy company, which makes a lot of sense — sweet and milky, a cleaner, icier version of a slushy patbingsu’s leftover juice.
엄마의 실수: I think this means “mommy’s mistake” (note the reverse ㄹ, like a kid’s handwriting). Popsicle with real bits of frozen orange, pineapple, and red bean (the packaging indicates peaches but I didn’t taste any). The surrounding milk-flavored sherbet is a touch crystallized — an icy crunch not unpleasant, though I do prefer the smoother variations of the frozen genre. Gold star stickers all around.
멜로나: Melon popsicles. Cold. Soothing pastel green. Clean, subtle flavor with just a hint of milkiness. No cloying aftertaste; no icky, sticky residual texture. Back in the day, my mom used to get these at L.A.’s HK Market all the time; in this city, they’re available at every single mini-mart and market.
