Red Mango's New Pomegranate Frozen Yogurt
Red Mango, the frozen yogurt chain that's not Pinkberry, just launched a pomegranate yogurt this week, adding a third flavor to the menu's "original" and "green tea." Oddly enough, Pinkberry is also introducing a pomegranate flavor next week, except it doesn't advertise the POM Wonderful juice as an ingredient, as with Red Mango's version.
For me, the appeal of pomegranate is in the seeds. The crunch, the tang, the way they mysteriously dissolve in your mouth. But pomegranate-flavored yogurt? Does pomegranate even have a defined flavor? (Other than generic reddish, tartish fruit?)
It's not Red Mango's fault that the yogurt isn't overwhelmingly pomegranate; I'm not sure pomegranate even knows what it should taste like. Extracting the "essence" of the fruit, but leaving the seeds behind, seems fruitless. (Ha.) For a more pomegranatey flavor at Red Mango, my approach would be the original yogurt with a side of seeds.
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9 Comments:
drool .... no locations east of arizona though. why do californians get all the good stuff?
DaveFaris at 4:37PM on 11/12/08
That looks so intriguing! I'm not sure if I would get pomegranate as a topping, but the froyo looks amazing. It's too bad I'm not in CA :(.
runnereater at 5:37PM on 11/12/08
I like frozen yogurt and pomegranates. So, I think I would like this (and that's saying a lot since I am an avid 16 Handles fan).
Linnea Covington at 7:15PM on 11/12/08
davefaris, there are several red mango locations here in new york city, including one, unfortunately, a few steps from my office on 14th street.
cybercita at 11:34PM on 11/12/08
Man, that looks good. We don't have Red Mango near us, but I'll bet some pomegranate arils would be really good on top of some TCBY white chocolate mousse.
buffy at 11:59PM on 11/12/08
Have you tried pomegranate mollasses? That tastes like pomegranate and is used a lot in middle eastern cooking, I bet if you incorporated that into the ice cream it would taste like it.
megancake at 12:05AM on 11/13/08
theres a frozen yogurt place on 5th ave near the empire state building that has had pomegranate flavored frozen yogurt since the beginning of the summer..and its been by FAR my favorite flavor!!
sassysprite at 11:50AM on 11/13/08
If you care as little about your health as I do, Haagen Daaz has had limited edition Pomegranite Chip ice cream for a while, with dark chocolate chips in it. I love it because the ice cream is tart rather than sweet (almost like raspberry sorbet I suppose). It must be doing well because they have even made it onto an ice cream bar.
Big B at 12:38PM on 11/13/08
Pomegranate was the big thing last year in Korea. It found its way into everything. One of the most popular items was pomegranate vinegar. So that may explain why the Korean frozen yogurt chains are adding pomegranate flavors.
This past year, the flavor craze in Korea has been blueberry. Maybe that'll show up next.
ZenKimchi at 12:23AM on 11/18/08