#ThirstyThursday: Wall’s Mochi Ice-Cream Review: Super Sweet & Super Expensive

I’ve a confession to make.

Goody Feed gave me some money to buy something for #ThirstyThursday, and my editor’s instructions were clear: “Buy something new that quench thirst.”

I took that advisement to the nearest 7-Eleven, and I got this instead:

Yes, it’s relatively new because it was released together with their Bingsu (we’ve written about it previously) in May but it certainly didn’t quench thirst.

My rationale for buying this?

It’s just so cute.

But at $3.80 per box, which comprises two Mochi Ice-Cream, is it worth the price and the calories?

Let’s find out.

First Look

Everyone’s eyes lit up when they saw the packaging.

It’s not often that a dessert comes with such cuteness; but when I told them that each box costs $3.80, their face changes.

“XO ice-cream ah?” XiaoBeach73 asked.

“Got lots of protein for my muscles?” BuffLord95 wondered.

Apparently, what’s inside is just two tiny Mochis.

That means each of them costs a whopping $1.90—you can buy a loaf of bread with that.

“Maybe the taste justifies the cost,” the reasonable RocketGirl99 said.

And so, I took a bite, followed by two of my colleagues who stood beside me like two dogs waiting for their food.

Taste

In its description, it says it’s a “mochi and milk flavoured frozen confection with peanuts in a chewy mochi coated with soy powder.”

My description of it is “it’s sweet and chewy.”

Seriously, that’s all I can say about it.

It actually tastes pretty decent; the mochi is sweet and chewy, and the soy powder adds more flavour to it. It blends well with the ice-cream within it, though you might want to avoid if you’ve got sensitive teeth.

However, sweet + sweet = sweetness overload, and even if it tastes alright, I can’t bear to take another one, simply because I’m feeling jaded.

In fact, hours after having it, I’m still feeling the aftertaste of it in my mouth.

I ask my two dogs colleagues and they agreed: it’s a rather delightful mochi except that you can’t have more than one, if not you’ll have nightmares of sweet mochis chasing after you tonight.

And we all concur on one thing: the taste doesn’t justify the price.

$1.90 for a single mochi, if it’s fresh from a stall, is reasonable but not for one that’s stocked in a supermarket.

You can get them (together with the bingsu) from certain NTUC FairPrice or 7-Eleven outlets.

Rating: 2/5