Thai-style rolled ice cream joins inventive Montreal scene

Montreal's ice cream aficionados can look forward to more exotic options this year with the debut ofThai rolled ice cream in St-Henri.

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Pandan Creamery started serving cups of its unique ice cream rolls less than two weeks ago.

Its owner, Madhuri Kumar, is merging her Malaysian and Montreal roots with the unique product that over the course of the summer will churn out flavours like black sesame and pouding chmeur.

"It's definitely less sweet than commercial ice cream," Kumar told CBC Montreal's Daybreak."It's not a sugar bomb."

The cream goes from liquid to the consistency of hard ice cream as it's manipulated on an ice plate.

Each cup has about six rolls of ice cream in it and is made to order in two minutes.

Other unique local ice cream options

For a light, meringue-mixed option,Mile-Ex restaurantboasts a walk-up Spoum counter during the summer. Spoumis a British innovation whichmixessorbet and Italian meringue.

Flavours include strawberry brioche, melon and rosemary, or a dog-friendly veal flavour.

The mainstay ofAsian-inspired ice cream is still Kem CoBaon Fairmont Avenue. It merges French and Vietnamese influences. Their flavours change every two weeks with the most recent one being a mix ofdulce de lecheandmango.