ice cream@bentong, pahang

I have been wanting to go to bentong, pahang for ice-cream. not just any ice cream but special famous HOME-MADE ice cream.
and also to visit my relatives who were staying there. killing two birds with one stone.
apparently this shop is very famous. numerous write-ups have been done and food blogs are raving about it.
click here for the write up in the star
and here and here for some other blog reviews.

Kow Po Coffee Shop (09-222 1258 / 016-931 0391)
No.2 Bentong Heights,
28700 Bentong, Pahang.
The shop is open from 10am to 7pm every day, except Mondays

its about 1 and a half hours drive from subang, but its so worth it :) here is the shop, fairly easy to find. its near hong leong bank and its opposite the bus station.

and as you can see..its packed with people. both the young and old. who says ice cream is only for kids :P its a simple no frills shop. they have a wide variety of desserts, but since we were all so stuffed from lunch, we just went for the basic one scoop ice cream with red bean topping. they also have ice kacang and stuff. there is also a stall that sells food like nasi lemak and other savoury stuff.

ice cream and topping flavours are very traditional. there is peanut, pandan, sweet corn, vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry and from what i read, even durian but i guess its seasonal. topping ranges from sweetcorn, red bean and cocktail fruits.

the top picture is the peanut ice cream.

this is the pandan ice cream. the most unique one I've ever tasted. pure pandan is used, not the artificial flavouring. very nice and fragrant and not overly sweet.

how can i resist the chocolate ice cream ^-^

and its really good. rich chocolate taste without being too sweet. love it!!!

the texture of the ice cream is thick and rich, creamy without giving you the "jelak" feeling if you eat too much. and its fresh and totally home made without preservatives. thats why its so popular!!

definitely worth the drive (toll and petrol too) up :)