Moo Shu Ice Cream
477 Bank St K2P 1Z2 Ottawa, ON, Canada

It's the last week to get Moo Shu until our Jan 4 - 14th break! We're restocked on favourite like Hong Kong Milk Tea, Ginger & Groundcherry, and Mission Acornplished in pints today (Tuesday). Tomorrow we're scooping these flavours too! Lots of Kitto Katsus, dip bars, cone chips, and frozen dumplings to grab online or at the door as well! #icecreamcone #gingericecream #groundcherryicecream #dulcedelecheicecream #popcornicecream

One more day of R&R for us and then it's back to service. Tomorrow (Sunday) we are open 12 - 8pm for scoops, pints, bars, Kitto Katsus, and for hot dumpling bowls! We're taking dumpling orders by phone or at the door. Phone orders open at 10am and we recommend calling in since they take ~15mins to cook and put together. Your choices are Cabbage & Shiitake and 5-Spice & Pickled Shiitake! See you tomorrow! #morningmatcha #icecreamkitkat #kitkaticecream #kittokatsu #strawberrykitkat

However necessary, we know that everyone is feeling a little sad about the new lockdown. We hope that Moo Shu can still bring a little joy and comfort in your life. Our holiday hours are now posted! Whether you swing by or not, we wish you all a safe and happy holidays!

Here's a throwback photo of back when we were testing and testing and testing and testing various iterations of vegan dumpling filling! All four of our flavours are bursting with flavour and "meaty" texture! Have your tried them yet? You can buy them frozen or come by this Sunday for another hot dumpling service! Swipe to see the details! #dumplinglife #vegandumplings #recipetesting #Ottawavegan #Vegan613

It's Friday and you deserve a scoop or even a whole pint of Mission Acornplished! Gooey homemade dulce de leche swirled in toasty ice cream made with steeped popcorn, remember this favourite from last year? It was one of our Bob's Burgers Burger of the Day inspired flavours from last year! We could all use a pick-me-up these days so tada! It's back for a few weeks and we are scooping it today! #popcornicecream #dulcedeleche #dulcedelecheicecream #MissionAcornplished #dulcedelecheswirl #homemadedulcedeleche

Free Healthcare is an ice cream we've made every year for Canada Day except this year. In celebration that we can abuse our bodies as we please since we have "free" healthcare, we put in all the "bad" stuff: brown butter, toasted marshmallow, and sea salt in a frozen custard. Keeping on theme, we dip this rich and salty caramelly ice cream in dark chocolate and maple sugar! It's a crowd-pleaser! We are closed today (Monday) but the online store is always open! #freehealthcare #brownbuttericecream #toastedmarshmallowicecream #seasalticecream #icecreambar #chocolatedipped

We are scooping our newest vegan ice cream today (Sunday). Dorayaki is an OG Japanese pastry made with two brown sugar pancakes and sweet red bean paste in the centre. We made a vegan ice cream with molasses and kinako (toasted soy) for a deep and malty base flavour with a peanut butter like nuttiness. We added candied red beans for pops of sweetness and texture. Voila! Our interpretation of dorayaki in ice cream form! Vegan Dorayaki is available in pints. #dorayaki #japanesepastry #redbeanicecream #kinakoicecream #dorayakiicecream #veganicecream

New flavour on the scoop menu today (Wednesday): Raspberry & Malted White Chocolate Crumble! We caramellize white chocolate with malt and milk powder until it has a cookie crumb texture. Then we add it to a Fall harvest raspberry ice cream made with berries from @rochongarden! A classic combo of raspberry and white chocolate with a little Moo Shu innovation. Available in pints too! #raspberryicecream #FarmToCone #localraspberries #fallraspberries #caramelizedwhitechocolate #maltedchocolate

We're scooping Black Cat Chocolate today on Friday the thirteenth!! I didn't even plan for this to happen, which we can all agree makes it even more spooky. Wondering what else we are scooping? Check our website or the "Scooping" highlight on Instagram! #BlackChocolate #chocolateicecream #chocoholic #fridaythethirteenth #icecreamcone #blackcatchocolate

Warm up with some dumplings made by our Moo Shu crew! At the moment they are sold frozen to be cooked at home. You can request easy to follow instructions that show you how to bring our dumplings from freezer to table in 15mins! Try it "hanetsuki" style with an ultra crispy lift-off-the-pan bottom. We have four flavours and they're all vegan: - Cabbage & Shiitake - Curry Sweet Potato - 5-Spice & Pickled Shiitake - Cumin & Lentil ... We've completely re-worked our seitan & tofu filling since the early summer so that the dumplings are consistently more textured and juicy! Let us know what you think! #dumplinglife #homemadedumplings #hanetsukigyoza #vegandumplings #dumpling

Can't say we're not concerned about this streak of 20C weather in the middle of November, but we're not 100% mad about it either. Struggling with conflicted feelings too? We've got ice cream for that! Open today (Tuesday) for safe pick-ups and pre-packaged items. Open tomorrow (Wednesday) 2 - 8pm for scoops! #MooShuIceCream #icecreamshop #neighbourhoodicecreamshop #dogsofinstagram @downtownbank

Tonight (Wednesday) one of our 8 scooping flavours is Vegan Taro! Taro is a root vegetable with creamy and earthy vanilla-like flavour. Akin to how pumpkin is loved for both savoury and sweet preparations, taro is a super popular dessert ingredient in Asia! It's one of the most popular bubble tea flavours out there! Our taro ice cream is made with coconut milk, fresh taro root, and a hint of ube (purple yam), for an all-natural baby pink colour. Check out our "Scooping" highlight for our daily menus! #tarococonut #taroicecream #veganicecream #coconuttaroicecream #ubeicecream #ubetaro

Take advantage of this warm November weather and come by for a scoop! White Rabbit and Black Cat Chocolate together is giving us cookies & cream vibes while Ramune Moon Mist and Local Strawberry together is bringing us back to summer with its fruity juicy flavour! Don't forget the four vegan flavours we're also scooping! Head over to our "Scooping" highlight to see what we are scooping each day! #icecreamweather #IcecreamDate #icecreamcone #ramuneicecream #MoonMistIceCream #BlackChocolate #whiterabbiticecream #strawberryicecream

This is Mooncake at Midnight. We make this Moo Shu take on a mooncake every year for Mid-Autumn Festival! Charcoal caramel ice cream surrounds the star of the show: a Cantonese-style salty gooey duck egg custard. If you've never heard of Mid Autumn Festival, check out our IG stories this week as we post more about the traditions and lore of this special Chinese day! If you haven't tried this ice cream yet, why not??. #mooncakeicecream #saltedduckegg #moltenduckeggcustard #charcoalicecream

Mid Autumn Festival is just around the corner! On the menu today (Saturday) is White Rabbit ice cream, a condensed milk, butter, and vanilla ice cream inspired by a childhood favourite: white rabbit candies! These candies are chewy milk candies popular in Chinese communities especially during Mid-Autumn Festival. Rabbits are significant because lunar legends tell of the Jade Rabbit that lives on the moon! Want to learn more about the folklore? Head over to our Instagram stories! #whiterabbiticecream #whiterabbitcandy # # #MidAutumnFestival

Asian greens from @Jambican Studio Gardens are in store and online! Last week we sold out quickly so we have stocked more this week: - Yu Choy - Tatsoi - Mizuna... - Tokyo Bekana - Gai Lan (very imited quantity) - Daikon Other than daikon, these greens come from the brassica family, making them much more versatile than classic salad greens. Not sure what they taste like or any questions about prep? I'd be happy to field questions in comments and DMs. #EatYouGreens #FarmToCone #Asiangreens #yuchoy #chinesegreens

Is summer back already? We have a new dip bar just for the occasion! Available starting today is Ramune & Strawberry Coulis dip bar! Ramune is THE quintessential Japanese soda. It's sold in a glass jars that is sealed with a marble and has a flavour like a cross of bubblegum and 7up! This dip bar is made of ramune ice cream and strawberry sauce, dipped in white chocolate and Japanese arare (rice crisps). We're open today (Wednesday), 3-9pm for scoops, and for prepackaged items like pints and bars! #ramune #ramuneicecream #ramunesoda #marblesoda

Those who know, know. It's that time of year! Available in store and online starting today . #Mooncake #MidAutumnFestival

It's Saturday and we are running scheduled pick ups 10am - 1pm and walk-up scoop service 2pm - 9pm! New today are Vegan Taro & Coconut ice cream dip bars! Taro root and coconut are a classic Southeast Asian pairing, celebrated for its earthy vanilla-like flavour. These bars are dipped in dark chocolate and toasted coconut flakes for texture. There's still time to order online for pick up today before 1pm, or simply walk up the store after 2pm to order! #icecreamfromscratch #veganicecream #taroicecream #tarococonut #coconuticecream #chocolatedippedicecreambar

Our friends Colin and Kumiko grow beautiful veggies at their farm @Jambican Studio Gardens in Manotick. They've supplied us with shiso for years! These days, they are avoiding markets to keep their inter-generational household safe. So we are giving them a hand, selling their produce at our store on the weekends. We picked our favourite Asian veggies to share with you! Come to the door, or order online for pick up tomorrow (Saturday). We have: - Mizuna - Yu Choy - Tatsoi... - Tokyo Bekana - Daikon with greens I absolutely love to make Asian greens at home. They are the easiest greens to add to a meal. Curious about each, we've updated product descriptions on our website to include tasting and prepping notes! #Ottawa #localfarm #Asiangreens #farmtotable #eatlocal

23 degrees and sunny? Come by today (Wednesday) to grab scoops (8 flavours), pints (20+ flavours), or bars (7 flavours)! Our scooping menu today is: - Hong Kong Milk Tea - Local Strawberry - Lime Leaf Fresh Mint - Blueberry Amaretto... - Coconut Mung Bean with Fish Sauce Caramel - Vegan Chocolate - Vegan Sweet Potato Pie - Vegan Jasmine & Sea Buckthorn We are open early and here until 9pm! #myOttawa #icecreamweather #icecreamcone #blueberryamaretto #blueberryicecream #jasmineicecream #seabucthornicecream #veganicecream

We're starting to wind down our PRIDE 2020: Safe at Home flavours. The last ice cream to introduce, Coconut Mung Bean with Fish Sauce Caramel, was made for one of our queer staff members here at Moo Shu. "Some flavours that make me feel safe and remind me of home are coconut milk, mung beans and fish sauce. The use of these ingredients are common in multiple Vietnamese dishes, sweet and savoury alike. One of my absolute favourites is bánh xèo, a savoury crêpe eaten with lettu...ce and various herbs and dipped in nc mm (fish sauce). I grew up eating a common Southern version filled with shrimp, yellow mung bean, pork, and bean sprouts. This dish feels like a big affair because of its various ingredients and the patience needed to prepare crêpe after crêpe. It is also meant to be shared and eaten together, which is a big part of growing up in an Asian household. Bánh xèo is an "all in" kind of meal and can get a little messy but that's part of the joy of it. I would love to create an ice cream that's inspired by these flavours that are the foundation of so many dishes that are comforting to me." Our homemade fish sauce caramel is made with "extra virgin" @redboatfishsauce, which adds a funky rather than fishy twist to a classic salted caramel. To balance its sharpness, we swirl it in a rich coconut ice cream and add sweet mung beans for a textural element. Mung beans are common in dessert in Asian cuisine, similar to red beans but smaller. In the ice cream, they add a texture like chocolate chips and a flavour reminiscent of almonds. There's still time to order pints online for pick up today (Tuesday), or come by for scoop tomorrow (Wednesday)! #icecreamfromscratch #fishsaucecaramel #redboatfishsauce #coconuticecream #mungbeanicecream

We are so excited to see our friends @HedgeRowOrchard in the latest edition of @EdibleOttawa! We've been making ice cream with their seabuckthorn berries since 2017 and our newest iteration is vegan! To compliment these berries that taste like a juicy mix of mango & sour orange, we paired it with floral and tannin-rich jasmine green tea ice cream. Pints are available on our online store for contactless pick up tomorrow (Tuesday). Or come by Wednesday for pints and scoops during our walk-up scoop service! We also have copies of Edible Ottawa. Ask for them at the door! #Ottawa #smallbatch #icecreamfromscratch #veganicecream #dairyfreeicecream #vegan613 #Ottawavegan #seabuckthornicecream #seabuckthorn #seabuckthornberry #jasminegreentea #jasmineicecream #greenteaicecream #MooShuIceCream #FarmToCone

We're scooping today 2pm - 9pm! You can also grab pints and bars at the door! Whatever is available in our online store, is available for our walk-up customers to, like our newest dip bar: Honey Lavender ice cream dipped in dark chocolate, cocoa nibs, and a sprinkle of pretty cornflowers. #Ottawa #smallbatch #icecreamfromscratch #icecreambar #magnumbar #chocolatedippedicecream #chocolatedippedicecream #lavendericecream #honeylavendericecream #MooShuIceCream #FarmToCone