Kuro Goma ice cream is a distinctive Japanese dessert, made using black sesame seeds which are ground into a paste and then mixed into the ice cream base, imparting a deep, charcoal-gray color and a rich, nutty flavor.
In Japanese restaurants and cafes, it is often served as a unique and elegant dessert option, sometimes accompanied by traditional Japanese sweets or simply garnished with whole or additional ground sesame seeds for an added textural contrast.
The quality of Kuro Goma ice cream depends heavily on the freshness and intensity of the black sesame paste used, with higher quality paste providing a more profound and aromatic sesame flavor, making it a luxurious treat for those who appreciate the complex, savory-sweet profile of black sesame.