Do you love ice cream?
JOBURG – Ice cream rolls are all the rage and they've rolled into the CBD.
Ice-cream rolls are a popular Thai dessert, but now a group of entrepreneurs has brought the sweet treat to Jozi streets.
Founded by Omar Ally, Afroze Ally-Hassen and Imraan Hassen, Ice Cream I Love You is the new dessert craze to come to South Africa – and if you haven’t seen how it’s made, online, you’re missing out.
The unique method of making and presenting the ice cream is blowing old favourites out of the water and ushering in a new era of ice cream.
City Buzz did a Q&A with Ally to find out all about the new ice cream-making technique.
Q What was the idea behind the name?
A We had whittled down our list to what we thought were two great names – Ice Cream I Love You and Beyonce. Beyonce was taken… The name was formed as an ode to ice cream. We really do love ice cream and making it is not just a job for us – it’s a passion. There is also the play on words, where people scream that they love us.
Q Who makes the ice cream roll ups and where did they learn?
A The three of us make the ice cream rolls ourselves. We had learned how to make the ice cream rolls by enrolling ourselves in a Thai ice cream degree over the duration of four years. No, I’m just kidding, we actually spent months of trial and error and many hours on Youtube trying to perfect the technique. It wasn’t easy – but it was totally worth the effort.
Q What is the equipment called and how does it work?
A The equipment does not actually have a name, so we will refer to it as Awesome Ice Cream Rolling Machine. The Awesome Ice Cream Rolling Machine cools down to a temperature of minus 30º Celsius giving us a brief window to temper and emulsify the ice cream before rolling it out to its final form.
Q How is the ice cream made?
A We place the fresh ingredients on the Awesome Ice Cream Rolling Machine along with our ice cream base. Because of the temperature of the plate, the ice cream starts to freeze immediately. We mix the ice cream base and the fresh ingredients together by chopping for our life like our name is Tony Montana – shout out if you got the reference. After that, we spread the ice cream out onto the plate and that’s when the magic happens – we roll it out into the unique ice cream rolls you see in front of you (Are you looking at the pictures? You should be looking at the pictures now.) Finally, we place the rolls in the (eco-friendly) serving cup and garnish it with a variety of toppings to truly give you a completely unique and tasty dessert.
What’s more is their ice cream base is egg-free, gluten-free and freshly made with halaal and kosher ingredients, using dairy from pasture-raised cows.
Details: @icecream.iloveyou on Facebook and Instagram; @iciloveyou on Twitter and Snapchat
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