Nagasaki Milkshake
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- Total time
- 10 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
In Nagasaki this milkshake gets eaten with a spoon, far thicker than anything you would drink through a straw.
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It is said to have started between the late Taisho and early Showa periods at Tsuruchan, regarded as Kyushu's first tearoom, as relief from the city's summer heat. Once sold only in the warm months, it is now a year-round local specialty. Condensed milk and egg yolk give it a soft custard flavor, with fine shards of ice still crunching through it. Stopping the blender while some ice remains keeps it from turning watery, and a canned cherry goes on top.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Put the chilled egg yolk, condensed milk, milk, sugar, and vanilla in the blender and mix 20 seconds, until the sugar is nearly dissolved.
- 2
Add the ice and pulse in 5-second bursts, scraping the sides between pulses.
Stop as soon as thick with a few small ice crystals still visible.
- 3
Divide immediately between two pre-chilled bowls and top each with one canned cherry.
Serve with small spoons rather than straws.
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- 일본 농림수산성 うちの郷土料理
（公社）長崎県栄養士会 · Checked: 2026-08-11
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