You love ice cream, right? Of course you do...why else would you be here? Well, International Ice Cream Day is Celebrated on the third Sunday of July , which obviously sounds like a pretty amazing holiday to celebrate. 


Traditionally made by freezing a mixture of cream or milk, sugar, and some kind of flavoring, ice cream is often eaten after a meal as a dessert or as a mid-meal snack. As a treat, ice cream has a long and varied history, though very little is known about its origins. Some historians believed that the Chinese were responsible for inventing the earliest versions of this dessert, while others suggest that the Romans mixed snow with honey and fruits to create the first prototype of ice cream. Either way, the early types of ice cream were nothing like the ice cream we are familiar with today.


Tired of the usual vanilla or strawberry ice cream? Get creative with your flavorings. What about trying some of our fun recipes for cold desserts?


1. Mochi Ice Cream - Mochi ice cream is a delightful Japanese confection made with ice cream that is enveloped into a dough in a shape similar to a purse-shaped dumpling!

2. Coconut Sorbet - A smooth and creamy dairy-free dessert with only 3 ingredients and minimal cooking. Perfect for a hot summer day!

3. Ube (Purple Yum) Ice Cream - Homemade Ube Ice Cream is luxuriously smooth and creamy. Ube has a sweet, mellow, nutty flavor, likened to a cross between white chocolate, vanilla, and pistachio.

4. Chè Thái - Chè Thái is basically an Asian version of fruit cocktail with coconut milk. What can beat tropical fruits, jellies and coconut milk? The perfect summer dessert, and all the colors make it so beautiful to look at!

5. Coconut Water Jelly Cubes - Coconut water is high in electrolytes, much lower in sugar than juice, and so refreshing when it's very, very cold. This is the easiest and super healthy dessert recipe which is naturally vegan and gluten free! Perfect for a hot day!


At Salamat Asian Food Stores in Athens you will find more ice cream flavors: the most unique and tasty!

  • Mochi Ice Cream with Chocolate, Strawberry, Yuzu, Matcha Green Tea, Mango, Passion Fruit, Lychee, Salted Caramel, Pistachio, Vanilla, Coconut, Raspberry flavor
  • Ice cream cups Red Bean and Yuzu Flavor

You will be addicted!