Why write about Japanese ice cream?
First of all we need to recognise that every country has its own culture, its own heritage of tastes and traditions. Having visited Japan myself I understand just how different it is to my own country of birth, England – and I love it! I found Japan to be a fascinating country with a unique cultural heritage, a work ethic unlike any other, a climate and landscape that has to be experienced first hand to be appreciated alongside … a unique taste in food. The food I ate whilst in Japan was delicious – I had never imagined that fried seaweed could be so tasty but a good tempura bar will set you straight on that! So what could be different about Japanese ice cream? Well, the clue is in two things: 1. The fact that Japanese people enjoy strange and unusual tastes in food. So they are willing to try something new, even extreme without much fear or hesitation. 2. The fact that there are many local ‘delicacies’ of food in Japan – unusual types of seafood and meat for example. So it is natura
