Green Tea-where can I find it???

Question

I recently went to Benihanas and had THE best green tea ice cream EVER!!!!!!!!! I looked for green tea ice cream from Dreyers and Haagen Das, but I couldn't find any. Does anyone know where I can buy some? Or does anybody have a recipie similar to the one at Benihanas? Hurry! I'm CRAVING it right now!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Here is a yummy recipe for green tea ice cream:

Ingredients
1 heaping teaspoon green tea leaves
1 cup cold spring water
5 large egg yolks
¾ cup sugar
1 cup half and half
2 cups whipping cream
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
½ teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
Pinch of freshly ground nutmeg

Instructions
1. Brew green tea leaves in cold spring water for about 30 minutes to best extract the green tea flavor. Remove leaves; cover and refrigerate.

2. Whisk the egg yolks in a medium-size saucepan until creamy yellow, then add the sugar a little bit at a time, whisking slowly. Set aside.

3. In a small saucepan, combine the half and half with 1 cup of the whipping cream, stirring gently with a wooden spoon. Cook over low heat just until tiny bubbles form around the edge of the inside of the pan. Reduce the temperature and cook about 10 minutes, continuing to stir.

4. Next, combine the egg mixture with the cream. To avoid curdling the eggs, pour the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks very slowly, cooking over low heat. Stir constantly, until the mixture coats the spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla. Allow to cool slightly, then pour into a large glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate about 4 hours.

5. Remove the chilled mixture from the refrigerator. Stir in the chilled tea liquor, lemon zest and nutmeg. Beat the remaining cup of whipping cream into stiff peaks and gently fold into chilled mixture. Pour into an electric ice cream maker and freeze, following manufacturer's directions.

Also, if you have an asian market nearby, most of them sell green tea ice cream and mochi ice cream, which is awesome as well.

Answer 2

Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe:

Ingredients: (4 servings)

200ml milk
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp sugar
200ml heavy cream
2 tbsp maccha green tea powder
100ml hot water
How to Cook:

Lightly whisk egg yolks in a pan.
Add milk and sugar in the pan and mix well.
Put the pan on low heat and heat the mixture, stirring constantly.
When the mixture is thicken, remove from the heat.
Soak the bottom of the pan in ice water and cool the mixture.
Mix hot water and green tea powder together.
Add the green tea in the egg mixture and mix well, cooling in ice water.
Add heavy cream in the mixture and mix well.
Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker, following instructions of the ice cream maker.
The easiest way to make green tea ice cream is to mix vanilla ice cream and maccha powder.
Mix sugar and maccha green tea powder in a bowl.
Add hot water in the bowl and stir well.
Add heavy cream and further stir.

Answer 3

Nissin Green Tea Ice Cream or
Reed's Green Tea Ice Cream

If you wanna make your own:
japanesefood.about.com/cs/dessertssnacks/a/greenteaice.htm

Answer 4

The un-roasted non fermented however uncooked inexperienced dried tea leaves yield this colour. Green tea is attributed as a result of its uncooked popularity of leaves. The black bleeds best in pink no black all in all.

Answer 5

Go to a Japanese Market!