When the wait for a table at Chikalicious Dessert Bar was too long one night, we stopped into this bright, clean ice cream parlor in the East Village. They have slew of traditional and Asian-inspired flavors.

I sampled the Wasabi Ice Cream. A guy next to me in line told me that “You’ll feel the wasabi come out your nose.” So true.

Honey Ginseng and Taro. Although the honey ginseng tasted as it should and was creamy, the taro was the superstar of this dish. It was extremely creamy, to the point of reminding me of a homemade marshmallow turned ice cream, if that makes sense. The starch in the taro must cause that. And its flavor was nice, like a sweet, slightly nutty potato. The two ice creams went well together — the ginseng picking up where the taro leaves off, and the honey mellowing it out.

Chocolate and Green Tea. Here was a case of two flavors that can go together, but not always — and not here. The chocolate was too bitter and the green tea too mellow for them to work in one dish.

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