Eh, what is ice cream potong ar?
Potong means cut. So, it must be the ice cream that cut out of a block of big ice cream and stuck with a stick each before selling them to kids. Hence the name ice cream potong :))
I've always wondered why they called it 'potong', and was only guessing its meaning when I stated the above about 'potong'. Then, curious about it, I searched through and discovered the fascinating facts about ice cream potong that got its name from Malay's Popsicle where in the past, these Popsicles were cut out from a big block of ice cream into individual portions and stuck with a lidi each. Somehow, despite the truth, I still haven't got the idea of how then an ice cream man managed to cut a block of ice cream into smaller pieces and poke each with a lidi (spines of coconut leaves) before selling them to the children as I can't remember ever seeing an ice cream man on a bicycle selling ice cream potong in the early days like how it was mentioned, except for the one on a motorbike that went around from street to street at the housing estates with 'peddle pop ice cream theme song' blasted from loudspeakers attached to the motorbike and they still do today.
Potong means cut. So, it must be the ice cream that cut out of a block of big ice cream and stuck with a stick each before selling them to kids. Hence the name ice cream potong :))
I've always wondered why they called it 'potong', and was only guessing its meaning when I stated the above about 'potong'. Then, curious about it, I searched through and discovered the fascinating facts about ice cream potong that got its name from Malay's Popsicle where in the past, these Popsicles were cut out from a big block of ice cream into individual portions and stuck with a lidi each. Somehow, despite the truth, I still haven't got the idea of how then an ice cream man managed to cut a block of ice cream into smaller pieces and poke each with a lidi (spines of coconut leaves) before selling them to the children as I can't remember ever seeing an ice cream man on a bicycle selling ice cream potong in the early days like how it was mentioned, except for the one on a motorbike that went around from street to street at the housing estates with 'peddle pop ice cream theme song' blasted from loudspeakers attached to the motorbike and they still do today.
From the traditional ice cream potong, today, ice cream potong come in pre-cut and individually packed and lidi is replaced with wooden stick. It's now known to everyone everywhere throughout Malaysia as Ice Cream Potong.
At Kundasang, not only the ice cream showcase placed next to the ticketing counter caught our eyes on our way in, but a group of tourists slurping, licking and chomping down ice cream potong with blissed-out expressions on their faces made us salivate. Within a seconds, the children uttered out, 'ice cream!' and followed by, 'can we have ice cream?' That was when our tour guide started a brief promotion on Sabah's Super Ice Cream Potong.
At RM1 a stick. Sabah owns Super Ice Cream Potong is a must-try! Don't look for King's Ice Cream Potong when you're in Sabah.
After the children insisted that they want to have the ice cream first, we eventually strolled around the Rose Garden with a stick of an ice cream potong each to slurp and chomp while walking.
After the children insisted that they want to have the ice cream first, we eventually strolled around the Rose Garden with a stick of an ice cream potong each to slurp and chomp while walking.
At the airport on the day of our departure for home, we saw a shop displaying the ice cream banner ads, we walked in and bought ourselves 2 dozens (conveniently packed in foam box of a dozen per box) to be taken home. Among all flavours, I love durian the best!
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