Asia’s Sweet Success: The History of Ice Cream in Asia

Text Selina Tan

The concept of a frozen dessert is one that goes back thousands of years. By pouring a mixture of salt and ice over containers of liquid syrup, the Chinese were creating a rudimentary form of ice cream as long ago as 2000 BC. The resulting frozen product was served as a dessert to China’s elite. www.asiangeo.com/culture/asias-sweet-success-thehistory-of-ice-cream-in-asia/