Glace royale au thé au lait

Made by Cafe & Sweets Parade Kyoto, a patisserie in Fushimi-Momoyama, Kyoto, the “Royal Milk Tea Ice Cream with Taiwanese Honey-Scented Black Tea and Rum-Soaked Figs” layers the aromas of black tea and fruit.

This is an ice cream Parade is especially proud of. Above all, the appeal of honey-scented black tea is its sweet aroma, reminiscent of ripe fruit or Muscat grapes. We slowly simmer the tea leaves in rich, high-butterfat Jersey milk to infuse it with the distinctive flavor of honey-scented black tea, then combine it with our house-made rum-soaked figs. The mellow, rich milk ice cream, the popping texture of the figs, the full-bodied aroma of rum, and the meltingly sweet, clean tannins of the honey-scented black tea come together in an addictive balance. Enjoy the oriental flavors of tea leaves and figs from eastern Taiwan, nurtured by the sun. * The secret of honey-scented black tea’s sweet aroma… it is related to the leafhoppers that fly into the tea gardens. Tea leaves bitten by leafhoppers turn yellow and then produce a substance with a distinctive honey-like aroma.