It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned mochi, but I’m afraid I must bring them up once more. See, an enormous Korean supermarket called H Mart recently opened near my parents’ house outside Boston — it’s such a mob scene that they have cops directing traffic, and you have to circle around the parking lot to find a spot… again, for a Korean supermarket. Never seen anything like it.
This H Mart carries the best store-bought mochi ice cream I’ve eaten yet, from the Korean brand, Choripdong.
I just can’t get on board with the Trader Joe’s version, and have stayed away from Maeda-En ever since eating a horrid batch of green teas that were practically inedible — the rice cake was like rubber.
But the Choripdong mochi are the real deal: high-quality, smooth ice cream and a rice cake with the perfect bite and chew.
I checked H Mart’s website and they do have locations in Queens, Long Island and Jersey, but that’s a bit of a haul, even for a mochi. Have you ever seen this Choripdong brand in any of our Asian grocery stores? If you have, I’d love to know where!