Häagen-Dazs’ beloved mochi ice cream is back with a new black sesame syrup flavor

18.January.2017 | FOOD

The mochi ice cream series brings back an old favorite, and introduces an enticing new flavor!

Every year, world-renowned ice cream masters Häagen-Dazs come out with a number of unique and enticing seasonal flavors to keep us coming back for more. This year will be the third time that Häagen-Dazs will be releasing ice cream flavors in their “hana-mochi” series, which feature soft, milky ice cream paired with chewy mochi, a traditional Japanese rice cake that’s often the basis of sticky sweets.

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