Mashti Malone’s Rose Sorbet
Some of the best things I ever put in my mouth were the ice creams and sorbets by Mashti Malone’s Exotic Ice Creams and Sorbets. I first swooned over this product at the 2006 Fancy Food Show. However, I didn’t want to make other people drool when the products weren’t available outside of the firm’s Los Angeles base.
But things have changed. I spotted the brand in my local Whole Foods and checked on the website. Mashti Malone’s all-natural, Persian-inspired products are now available a bit more widely at least on the West Coast of the U.S., and the company has mail order capability, so I thought it was okay to tell you about my passion for Mashti Malone’s Lavender Ice Cream, Turkish Coffee Ice Cream, Saffron Rosewater Ice Cream with Pistachio, and my favorite food I ingested at the show that year – Rose Sorbet with Sour Cherry.
The Rose Sorbet with Sour Cherry is a soft, pale mauve with a haunting floral perfume and taste. Thin strands of sour cherry (or faloudeh – shredded rice flour strands flavored with sour cherry) add an even more exotic note and a bit of drama and texture to the palate. While the sorbet is sweet it is not overly so, but the flavor and scent do make it an intense mouthful – I felt like I was eating frozen poetry.
At the food show, Mashti Malone’s was serving the ice creams and sorbets in different combinations to highlight how well the different flavors interact, coming up with some haunting mixes. The rose sorbet was delicious with both the Creamy Mango and Saffron Rosewater ice creams but I think its delicate yet intense flavor is best matched with a good vanilla ice cream or in small servings by itself.
In addition to the flavors above, Mashti Malone’s also offers Pomegranate Sorbet, Creamy Rosewater Ice Cream, Non-Dairy Rosewater Ice Cream, Orange Blossom Ice Cream, and Ginger Rosewater Ice Cream. The company is also planning to introduce a new flavor – Herbal Snow – soon.
I look forward to trying them all.
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About the photo: My cup of Rose Sorbet with Sour Cherry and Rosewater Saffron Ice Cream
