![]() ![]() Want to see more items I've reviewed from Trader Joe's? Click on Thoughts & Reviews of Trader Joe’s for a searchable list. For me Trader Joe's Mango Mini Mochi is a texture pairing I don't love. Would I buy this again? No, I know there are people who love Mochi and I respect that. The box of Trader Joe's Mango Mini Mochi: Here is the visual run down of what you get if you buy this product: The exterior is squishy, but the interior is the more familiar sorbet texture. If you've never had mochi, it might strike your palate as an odd pairing of textures. With a fresh slice of mango coated with apricot glaze and wrapped with Japanese rice dough and mochi, this dessert will have you return for more Sold in stores daily for limited season. But tasted like most other store bought mochi that I've had.įor $3.49 these will likely satisfy most mochi fans at this price. ![]() The mochi exterior for me had way too much cornstarch on it. These are about the size of Trader Joe's Vanilla Ice Cream Bon Bons and have about the same calorie count. With this mochi you get a really solid mango sorbet in the middle. There are very few kids who have ever been in between with liking this. Needless to say, their expressions are a bit of a highlight for me. It's so different from all the goodies they can get at the local bodega. There is a look of total confusion, some disgust, some joy. Much like having the kids experience bubble tea for the first time, their expressions are priceless. One of the things I buy are a few different types of mochi. While I'm supervising the kids, I pick up a few things they perhaps have never tried before. While we are in Chinatown the kids and I go to an Asian grocery store. One of the things we do is go on our annual trip to Chinatown. It's a language that almost none of them have any familiarity with. My students where I work get a chance to take Mandarin. Frances Hashimoto, the former president of Mikawaya seems to get the credit for the blending of these two items into one dessert. ![]() Mochi is traditionally Japanese in nature, however Mochi ice cream is very much a hybrid of the two cultures. The verdict: Welcome to a classic pairing of east meets west. The cons: This is a texture pairing that not everyone is going to love and adore. Mochi evokes strong feelings of love or dislike. Once defrosted, do not refreeze.The pros: Trader Joe's Mango Mini Mochi is a classic dessert of east meets west. Little Moons Mochi will be delivered frozen. May also contain milk, nuts, peanuts, and sesame. Sugar, coconut milk (coconut extract, water), mango puree (13%), rice flour, water, cashew drink (water, cashew paste (5%), salt), passionfruit puree (7%), coconut oil, glucose syrup, trehalose*, tapioca flour, emulsifier (mono and diglycerides of fatty acids), stabilisers (guar gum, locust bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan), natural flavouring (mango), salt, natural food colours (beetroot powder, spirulina extract), emulsifier: soya lecithin. (10 pieces recipe) glutinous flour 1 cup corn starch 2 tbsp (can be replaced by tapioca flour) sugar 1/4 cup milk 1/3 cup coconut milk 1/3 cup butter (melted) 1 tbsp mango cut into small squares. So tropical, you can almost see the palm trees. ![]() Little Moons' blend of sharp passionfruit and sweet mango ice cream, wrapped in a layer of bold purple mochi. Sugar, Coconut Drink (Coconut Extract, Water), Mango Puree (13), Rice Flour, Water, Cashew Drink (Cashew Paste 6, Water, Salt), Passionfruit Puree (7), Coconut Oil, Trehalose, Dry Glucose Powder, Trimoline, Tapioca Flour, Emulsifier (Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Natural Flavour (Mango), Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Locust. ![]()
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