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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Mikawaya USA Review and Giveaway

Ice cream reminds me of summer and my childhood. Warm, carefree days of playing and having a delicious bowl of chocolate ice cream or a fruity popsicle after dinner. Ice cream is such a comfort food and everyone has a a certain favorite that they love.



Mikawaya Mochi has celebrated nearly a century of bringing Japanese pastries to America. The company celebrated its 99th anniversary in 2008 of Mikawaya being in Los Angeles, California. The company was named after Mikawa, a city in Japan. While "ya" at the end of the name means store in Japanese.

Mikawaya offers delicious and authentic various Japanese pastries and ice cream. Check out these regional delicacies!

This is a large Kuri Manju, which is cookie like dough surrounding a sweetened white bean paste. This is a favorite in Japan. This pastry also has chunks of real chestnuts inside.

Or how about a lemon roll?

This famous jelly roll cake is created with our own special sponge cake and instead of strawberry we have used a sweet lemon filing.

I was sent two boxes of Moch green tea and chocolate ice cream. The ice cream is unique as it comes in small little circular scoops instead of how it usually is in a container. The flavors come in red bean, vanilla, chocolate, green tea, strawberry, mango, and Kona coffee.


My mom reviewed the ice cream and really enjoyed it. Green tea is an acquired taste I think. Not everyone likes it, but if you do enjoy it, you REALLY like it. I've never had green tea ice cream before, but have only had a cup of actual green tea. The flavor was very true to form and it was delicious. My mom said the subtle mint flavor of the ice cream was enjoyable. The flavor of the tea is very prevalent throughout the ice cream and combines very well with the creamy aspect of the ice cream.

The chocolate ice cream was just perfect, my mom said. She said it was sweet, delicious and had a marshmallow consistency just like the green tea too. The chocolate flavor was rich and just outstanding! It was not too hard, but just the right consistency and it was very smooth too. She said she doesn't usually like chocolate ice cream, but this one was the exception. The ice cream was a perfect shade of deep chocolate brown too.

GIVEAWAY RULES:
1. I will be picking ONE (1) winner who will win a two boxes of their choice of Mikawaya Mochi ice cream.
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Winner will be chosen on March 23, 2011 at 10 pm and then will be emailed.
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Alternate winner will be chosen if winner does not respond after 48 hours. Thank you and good luck!
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174 comments :

  1. ok so id love to win the mochi because i've only ever had 1 mochi ball (strawberry) and it was absolutly delish!....since then i could never find them anywhere. that is, until i went with a few friends and they had it there and i completely spazed out, all hype. but they only had green tea and red bean, and i am more of a sweet guy. so id use this to get the infamous strawberry, and either the mango (cuz im an island boy at heart) or the vanilla. Thnz...hope i win!

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  2. I would love to win this because I've only seen mochi online and I've never gotten a chance to win. It looks so good and none of the places around here sells it. I hope I win so I finally get a chance t try it.

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  3. I'd like to win to have the opportunity to taste something I wasn't even aware existed until I read your review. I would share with my grandkids who are adventurous when it comes to new foods.

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  6. I would like to win so I can try it. It sounds interesting.

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  7. I love trying new foods and this sounds really good!

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  9. Like to try this because this is something new to me....sounds yummy
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  11. I would love to win this because I've tried the mango flavor before and loved it but it's so hard to find around me!
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
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  12. follow you on Twitter - I'm @AmberGoo
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
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  13. I like Mikawaya Mochi on Facebook - my FB name is Amanda Moore
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
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  14. I tweeted: http://twitter.com/AmberGoo/status/45703501086601216
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  15. I LOVE Mochi, so I would love to give these a try. They sound delicious.

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  17. I follow @MochiIceCream on Twitter. I am @purplelarkspur

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  18. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/45741542731816960

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  19. I want to win because I absolutely love Mochi! My favorite flavors are Mango and Strawberry. My favorite Japanese restaurant serves them on a dish with three flavors (balls) of your choice with a drizzle of chocolate syrup, and a dollop of whipped cream on the side. They're sooo good! They're like little weird gummies filled with ice cream. Different, but delicious!

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  20. I subscribe to you via email.

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  21. I follow you on Twitter: @laylees

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  23. I follow Mikawaya Mochi on Twitter: @laylees

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  24. Tweeted 3/10:

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  25. i love ice cream crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  26. I would love to win because I have never tried their ice cream treats!
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  27. I'm a e-mail subscriber.
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  28. I want to win because their ice cream is delicious and what other ice cream can be used as finger food. I once gave a ball to my grandson and he was so delighted with it.

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  29. Why do I want to win? Because I love ice cream and these look really good!

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  30. I absolutely LOVE mochi! I haven't had it in so long and would love to taste it again!

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  31. Why do I want to win a yummy treat? Because I love ice cream, even green tea ice cream!
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  32. I follow via email
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  33. FB fan of yours
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  34. I've had their Mochi ice cream before. I love the vanilla and chocolate ones the most~ I haven't tried/seen their Kona Coffee one, though. That one sounds really good.

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  35. tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/46087123677347840

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  36. i LOVE green tea ice cream and I am pregnant and these look YUMMY costana@q.com

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  43. I'd like to win because mochi is such a local treat here in Hawaii. I'd love to have some! yum

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  44. I would like to try this ice cream because I've never tried it before and I looks good to me.
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  53. I want to win this because I kove green tea ice cream but have not tried Mikawaya brand yet.
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  54. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardewu/status/46984856017707008
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  57. I would love to win because this ice cream sounds like a perfect dessert for family & friends. My kids would say: I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! :-)

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  58. I would like to win because I love all kinds of ice cream and have never tried this brand before.
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  59. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/47091626602004480
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  60. Tweeted 3/13:

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  61. I want to try because I've never tried this
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  62. follow you on twitter
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  69. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/47480020377141248

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  70. I want to win because it sounds super yummy :)

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  79. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/48251366409383937

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  82. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/48470028928036864
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  84. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/48584563663974401

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  85. Tweeted 3/18:

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  87. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardewu/status/48919073962196993
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  88. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/48943837636341760
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  89. Tweeted 3/19:

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  90. I'd like to win because it sounds good and I'd love to try it.
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  91. http://twitter.com/atlmuzikfanzinc/status/49172045984055296
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  93. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/49274586549854208
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  94. I tweeted on 3/19 http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/49312559202975744

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  95. Strawberry mochi are the best!! Plus I love eating ice cream with my hands and not needing a spoon. :)

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  96. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardewu/status/49634509666263040
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  98. Tweeted 3/20:

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  99. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/49688658642599936

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  102. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/50016856433627136
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  105. Tweeted 3/22:

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  106. looks really good.havent had icecream in awhile
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  107. I have never heard of this. I would like to try it I hear it is delish
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  108. I would love to try this because I've never heard of them before and they look delicious! Thanks for the chance!

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  109. I would love to win because I grew up with a Japanese babysitter and I miss all my Japanese treats like mochi!

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  110. I follow via GFC (Cennywenny)

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  111. I follow via Twitter (@Cennywenny)

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  112. I would love to win as I have never heard of this product and would love to try it. Thanks for the chance.

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  113. Ice cream makes my toes curl!

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  114. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardewu/status/50352954821185538
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  115. I'd love to win this because I'm obsessed with ice cream, and this sounds really interesting.

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  116. I follow you on twitter as MelodicMom

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  117. i would love to win it because I have never tried it and it looks delicious.
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  118. tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/wizardhlee/status/50386894135111680
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  120. Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/PurpleLarkspur/status/50427979368636416

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  121. These look amazing & so inviting thats why I'd like to win

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  122. i would love to win this ice cream because it looks amazing. i love ice cream but i haven't ever had anything like this before!
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  124. follower on gfc susansmoaks
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  125. your fb fan tony l smoaks
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  126. I want to win because Green Tea Ice Cream is my favorite and I haven't been able to find it since I moved to NE Ohio! This would be such a lovely treat! Thanks for the chance!
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  127. email subscriber
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  128. i subscribe through live bookmoarks
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  130. twitter follower(@trixie420247)
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  131. i follow moci on fb(tina wofford page)
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  132. following mochi on twitter(@trixie420247)
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  134. I would like to win because I love to try new things and these look rather yummy!!!
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  135. email subscriber
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  136. following via gfc
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  137. following via twitter as darcybel
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  138. following on facebook as Darcy Bishop (congrats on your new iPad!)
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  139. Mmm, I'd love to win b/c mochi ice cream is my favorite! Especially green tea flavor!


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  140. I would love to win this because i looovvee ice cream, but have not heard of this product before your post and i would love to have the chance to try it!

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  141. i subscribe to your rss feed in a reader

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  142. i follow you through gfc as mary

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  143. i follow you on twitter as jg4462

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  145. i follow you on fb as mary gardner

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  146. i Like" Mikawaya Mochi on Facebook as mary gardner

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  147. i Follow Mikawaya Mochi on Twitter as jg4462

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  148. I would love to win because I LOVE ice cream and this is something i've never tried before. I would love to try strawberry or chocolate and i know my fiance would love to try mango. :)

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  149. I am an e-mail subscriber

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  150. I subscribe via google reader

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  151. I am a twitter follower (@natashagt)

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  153. Added you as a friend on facebook (natasha tucker)

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  154. Liked Mochi Ice Cream on facebook (natasha tucker)

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  156. I like ice cream and mochi and would love to try these

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  157. Follower on blogger (greenup06)

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  158. It sounds really good and I want to try it

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  159. I would like to win this ice cream because it sounds delicious. I would love to try it. garrettsambo@aol.com

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  160. I haven't seen anything like this! That's why I want to win!
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  161. I follow you on twitter - choochoo428
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