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Australian ice cream brand Messina opens in Hong Kong: get ready for exclusive flavours like egg tart, milk tea, even tofu
- Thanks to years of effort by Black Sheep Restaurants, Australian gelato brand Messina has just opened its first shop in Asia on Pottinger Street in Central
- All the ingredients, including milk from Messina’s almost 500 Jersey cows in the Australian state of Victoria, are flown to Hong Kong and mixed in the store
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Summer might be over but, no matter the time of year, ice cream is always a good idea. To the delight of gelato lovers in Hong Kong, Australian brand Messina has just opened its first shop in Asia on Pottinger Street in the city’s Central district.
Australian expats and those familiar with the 19-year-old gelato empire will get to indulge in flavours such as Macadamia Crunch, Pistachio Praline and Tiramisu – as well as intriguing combinations such as Hokey Pokey (honey gelato with chocolate and honeycomb), Nicky Glasses (coffee and salted caramel gelato with whipped cream), and Bounty (coconut milk gelato with desiccated coconut and chocolate).
There are three exclusive Hong Kong flavours so far: Egg Tart, Hong Kong Milk Tea and Jack of All Fruit (jackfruit, coconut and passion fruit). Tofu Fa is coming soon.
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Black Sheep Restaurants is behind Messina’s move to Hong Kong and Karys Logue, the restaurant group’s head pastry chef, says the Australian brand’s ice cream should not be seen as comfort food in a post-Covid-19 world – it is thoughtful and intentional.
“This is not just a post-pandemic trend,” she says. “As Messina’s history has shown, it’s something that people are always going to come back for, especially because the way we rotate flavours, it’s going to be very current.”
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