Kazinczy Street’s popular Karaván food-truck court is now even more diverse with the recent addition of a new kiosk by Zing, selling exceptionally creamy liquid-nitrogen-churned ice cream. We check out the unbelievably cool confections of Rocketice.
Liquid nitrogen is used more and more often for making gourmet ice cream, and thanks to Rocketice, now we don’t have to travel all the way to Berlin, London, or Barcelona to taste this new dessert craze. The secret lies in a bottle filled with -197° Celsius (-322° Fahrenheit) liquid nitrogen, poured straight into the KitchenAid’s metal bowl through a special dispenser. The ingredients are already combined in the bowl by the time the nitrogen touches them, rapidly freezing the mixture. The cold mist swirling around the kiosk makes the procedure look like a high-school laboratory experiment, even though it’s just our ice cream being prepared.
Naturally, there’s nothing to be afraid of; nitrogen is a natural substance that simply becomes liquid when it’s sufficiently cooled, and then causes the fat and the water particles to stay very small, giving liquid-nitrogen-frozen ice cream its creamy consistency. One serving of Rocketice ice cream weighs about 16 decagrams, and its comes in seven different flavor combinations.
These flavor combinations include Popcornero, made with popcorn, caramel, and butter biscuits; Apple Cramble, made with cinnamon apple, caramel, and biscuit crumbs; Thai Pai, made with mango, butter biscuits, and coconut milk; and Chunky Chew, made with banana, salted caramel, and chocolate drops. The frozen snacks are prepared within a few minutes, served in small paper cups, and cost 800 to 1,200 forints.
Rocketice
Address:
Budapest 1075, Kazinczy Street 18 (Karaván)
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