🍽️ Moderne Ice Pop

Old Harbin ice pop, milky and smooth.

Moderne Ice Pop is a time-honored cold treat on Central Street in Harbin, Heilongjiang, famous since the early twentieth century and a taste symbol of the city's European character. Made from milk, eggs and sugar, sold unwrapped on a stick, its creamy yellow body is rich, dense and smooth, sweet but not icy-cold on the teeth, melting quickly like an old-fashioned cream bar. In Harbin, eating one even on a freezing winter day is a famous street sight, a curious hot-cold contrast. Today, tourists queue on Central Street for it. As a century-old Harbin brand, it is both a cooling treat and a carrier of the city's blend of Chinese and Western heritage.