The licking season begins
LIQUID NITROGEN
It may sound like science fiction, but the result is ice cream creamy, unctuous and with the most varied flavors . They are made from natural ingredients and liquid nitrogen (capable of freezing any food in a matter of seconds) and the desired topping. They are made by the young brand 1977 Iced Things, which has decided to transport the magic of ice cream anywhere, as if it were a portable ice cream parlor. And since everything nitrogen touches turns to ice, you can make ice cream from almost any food, sweet or savory, it doesn't matter: cider with baked apple, Oreo, Ferrero, chocolate nougat, violet candies, cheese, celery, anchovies... , even with alcohol: mojito, gin and tonic, rum and cola or martini with lemon, among the most requested. But -everything good always has a 'but'- for now they do not have a physical or online store, and it is only possible to enjoy them in event catering and private parties. Wow, all we need is one. good excuse to hire this free ice cream bar.
_(Only on request. They are in Madrid, but they take reservations from all over Spain) _
HOT GRILLED ICE CREAM
That's how it is. Just like it sounds. Ice creams made in a kind of sandwich maker -I apologize to engineering for the comparison, but I think that visualizing this domestic appliance you can understand the concept very well-. And an idea like that could only come from the head of a confectionery genius as it is jordi rock , the youngest of the well-known Roca brothers. It is one of the frozen versions that we can take in Rocambolesc ; they are made at the moment, and they are elaborated with an artisan brioche bread , to which is added a ball of ice cream -chocolate, baked apple, pumpkin and tangerine, Parmesan, asparagus and truffle, coconut...-, the topping is added -toasted almond, caramelized hazelnut, raspberry bambola, chocolate sponge cake, shortbread biscuit, cloud of violet...- and then pressed on the hot griddle to brown it and seal the edge. The result is a ice cream hot on the outside and icy cold on the inside ; If you have not tried it, it may sound like science fiction, but it is not. It's real like life itself. And -like everything the Rocas do- it's great.
_(Ice creams from €3.25. Gourmet Experience from El Corte Inglés. Serrano, 42) _
GRILLED ICE CREAM
This is how Mistura makes them, frozen grilled ice cream. The idea was brought from Thailand, where the ice cream is 'massaged' on a very very cold stone plate -approximately -23ºC-; That's when they add whatever each customer wants, from dried fruit to chocolate chips, cookies, brownies or even fresh fruit, and then the massage continues until everything is wrapped, in such a way that their ice creams have the topping hidden inside. inside, and not outside, which is usually normal. The result, delicious combinations like pistachio with macadamia, pear with raspberry jam, chocolate with biscuits... But hey, what these ice creams are not only pretty on the outside , also inside, because it is about one hundred percent artisan ice cream , made with natural, fresh, organic and seasonal ingredients. For this reason, they also boast of being low-sugar ice cream.
_(Ice creams from €2.80. Stores in Ciudad Rodrigo, 6; Augusto Figueroa, 5; Gran Vía, 15; Goya, 50) _
Caramel ice cream and fleur de sel
STICK POLES AND FROZEN FRUIT
Do you remember the ice lollies you had when you were little? Well, forget them because the only thing they have in common with those who do lolo poles it is the shape and the stick. The rest, nothing to see. These are artisan popsicles made only with natural fruits, of course seasonal, and flavored with spices, seeds and botanicals. Neither preservatives, nor colorants, nor -attention to the data- water, because these are not ice popsicles, but natural squeezed and frozen fruit popsicles. So they do not have added sugars either; only those that contain the pieces of fruit used, of course. And the result can only be good: fusions of flavors such as nectarine and green tea, grapefruit and star anise, cucumber and lime, strawberries and pepper, strawberry lemonade... Ingredients to pamper yourself more than healthy.
_(Ice creams from €2.95. Holy Spirit, 16; León, 30; San Antón Market, Augusto Figueroa, 24) _
Do you fancy a chocolate and mint ice cream at Lolo Polos?
ICE CREAM WITH MASHED RICE
From what I've seen, saying rice ice cream doesn't even sound weird anymore. Although it is not exactly that, but ice cream covered with rice paste, what the Japanese have traditionally called 'mochi'. Here in Madrid we can have ice cream mochos in Panda Patisserie , which has the privilege of being one of the first one hundred percent Japanese pastry shops in the capital. And it basically consists of a ball of ice cream covered with mochi, that rice paste that is extracted after crushing infinitely many grains of glutinous or sweet rice, a variety of sticky rice that is used in this typical Japanese sweet. If you have a sweet tooth and have never tried it, you will love it, because it is a kind of candy filled with ice cream, in this case, chocolate, raspberry, mango, pineapple and coconut, or even matcha tea, the star of Japanese flavors.
(Mochis from €2.50. Mesonero Romanos, 17)
BETWEEN COOKIES
Do you remember when your mother used to give you a slice of ice cream? Well, the creamies are an updated version: a kind of ice cream sandwich with cookies and donuts cut open in half . A madness that she has chosen, how could it be otherwise, Malasana , the neighborhood where everything new that comes to the city is cooked. Although being honest, we have seen this before, but Creamies, which is the name of the place, is one of the only ones specialized only in this type of ice cream . At the moment they have few flavors of ice cream to choose from -vanilla and cookies, ferrero and brownie, yogurt with red fruits..., but they announce that they will change them weekly. and topping, from peanut crisps and colored noodles, to marshmallows and Froot Loops cereal . Such a homage to the 80s and its brightest colors that will surely revolutionize Instagram in the coming months.
_(From €3.90. San Pablo High Slider, 30) _
_ Article originally published on 03.16.2017 and updated on March 24; video produced on July 21, 2017._*