Julia
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Gochujang-Persimmon Ice Cream

In the freezer

Sweet heat, for pork belly bowls.

Gochujang-Persimmon Ice Cream – v1

Original.

Spec not written down yet. I'll get around to it!

Pork belly rice bowl: glazed pork belly, a scoop of gochujang-persimmon ice cream, pickled red onion, carrot ribbons, nori and spring onion v1

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    Original

    First version

    Gabriel bought a large tray of ripe persimmons, and I thought I'd try to make them into ice cream. The flavour came out weak, and I'd been thinking of a savoury gochujang flavour, and so this strange and wonderful topping for pork belly rice bowls was born. We eat small scoops of it infrequently, so a bit remains in the freezer drawer for our next modern rice bowl.

    • Pork belly rice bowl: glazed pork belly, a scoop of gochujang-persimmon ice cream, pickled red onion, carrot ribbons, nori and spring onion 7 Nov 2025
    • Rice bowl with glazed pork belly and broccoli, topped with a quenelle of gochujang-persimmon ice cream and sesame seeds 29 Oct 2024
    • Close-up of the bowl: the orange quenelle of ice cream sinking slightly into the warm pork belly 29 Oct 2024