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As beautiful and picturesque as beaches in Thailand are, its location means that weather is humid, sticky and hot nearly year-round. You’ll need a refresher when you’re trekking through streets and sands, so make a pit stop to try I Tim Pad. Easy to eat on the go—and a super-popular street snack—you might think you’re buying a small veggie wrap when you stumble across a stand. Rolled Ice Cream originated in Thailand around 2009 and after becoming a popular snack the idea of making this fresh Rolled Ice Cream spread to neighboring countries and even into the United States. “I Tim Pad” is street food, vendors use a frozen pan to create yummy ice cream from fresh ingredients, shopped, mixed, spread and rolled right in front of you.
Most vendors nowadays will use a pre-made liquid base which is spread out on a frozen pan of -20c. The liquid base commonly is made of a milk base combined with some flavors, sometimes fresh fruit is added and chopped on the pan. After the base is spread-out, frozen and rolled, pieces are stacked in a cup and decoration is added. In Thailand, ice cream chefs don’t churn their ice cream, but instead they flash-freeze it to make a circular, thin shape that they scrape off and turn into tiny ice cream rolls. Pretty easy for a quick, sweet bite!
