Mochi ice cream

Mochi ice cream
Mochi ice cream in green tea, vanilla, and strawberry flavors
CourseDessert
Place of originJapan
Region or stateEast Asia
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsMochi, ice cream, powdered sugar

Mochi ice cream is a confection made from Japanese mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling. It was invented by Japanese-American businesswoman and community activist Frances Hashimoto with help from her husband, Joel.[1]

  1. ^ Watanabe, Teresa (2012-11-07). "Frances Hashimoto dies at 69; Little Tokyo leader, mochi ice cream creator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-02.