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I know its Winter, and it’s cold. Typically, you don’t eat cold things in the Winter. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy something sweet. It’s Los Angeles we are talking here — its okay. Entering Manhattan Beach Creamery, I was a kid in a candy store. There was candy on display with every sweet thing you can think of. There is something magical about having ice cream or a snack at the beach. You feel young again. I had my eye on one thing and one thing only — the chocolate dipped ice cream sandwich.
The cookie part was quite sweet, a little too sweet. The dark chocolate that coated the sandwich cookie actually rounded out the sweetness a lot. The ice cream sandwich was thick over frozen. This helped in keeping things together. Once the cookie sandwich thawed out a bit, it was just a perfect ice cream sandwich. It was a bit large, and I don’t recall finishing the whole thing. I was just happy. Cookies and Ice cream? All in a sandwich? Covered in dark chocolate?
Manhattan Beach Creamery is in a nice location in one of the best beaches in Los Angeles. Any sweet lover can appreciate what they offer. From candy, baked goods and ice cream, this is a great pit stop for dessert and sweets. It’s fun to just walk around and look at all they have. I think it’s a nice way to kill time at the beach, and you get a sweet snack with that.
No, I didn’t eat here. I just visited the store that was right across from Earl of Sandwich, inside Planet Hollywood. It was cool to see all of the interesting candies they sold. I’m not going to lie, this store is for chicks, not me. They had clothes for girls, candies, cupcakes and such. They even bragged that famous people walk in there all the time. It looks like they do get a lot of endorsement from people in entertainment. One of their popular items were these lollipops that swirl. I think they even had glitter. Who knows.
I wanted to try their pastries and gelato, but I had already eaten lunch. This is a cool spot just to see all the types of treats that aren’t at your ordinary candy store. Maybe next time I will eat at the actual restaurant at the Paris Resort. Until then, enjoy all the candy!
Upon reading the post title, you’re probably wondering what the heck this is. Well, the story is, about 2000 years ago, the Emperor invented the Long Xutang candy. He got maltose cut into sections and extracted them into fine filaments of thread-like candy and wrapped them together. At the time, it was only served to the elite and royalty. The finished products looks like a cotton ball with literally thousands of hair like strands. Hence, the name — dragon beard candy.
As I was walking into a Chinese convenience store / boba shop, I was captivated by a video loop of how this candy was made. The candy maker had some kind of dough (maltose), and kept on stretching it (kind of like how the Chinese make noodles). He did this over and over, and over until he had so many string like strands. The candy maker handled it with lots of corn starch or some kind of powder to prevent the strands from sticking to each other. It was interesting and I just had to try some.
The texture and feeling was a bit weird in the mouth. The white “beard” part melted in the mouth, kind of like how cotton candy does. The center had some candied peanuts of some sort, thought there are other flavors to choose from. The candy tasted good, but I could not get over the texture of it. It was quite an experience. Check out the video to see how it is made.
I know its Winter, and it’s cold. Typically, you don’t eat cold things in the Winter. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy something sweet. It’s Los Angeles we are talking here — its okay. Entering Manhattan Beach Creamery, I was a kid in a candy store. There was candy on display with every sweet thing you can think of. There is something magical about having ice cream or a snack at the beach. You feel young again. I had my eye on one thing and one thing only — the chocolate dipped ice cream sandwich. 
The cookie part was quite sweet, a little too sweet. The dark chocolate that coated the sandwich cookie actually rounded out the sweetness a lot. The ice cream sandwich was thick over frozen. This helped in keeping things together. Once the cookie sandwich thawed out a bit, it was just a perfect ice cream sandwich. It was a bit large, and I don’t recall finishing the whole thing. I was just happy. Cookies and Ice cream? All in a sandwich? Covered in dark chocolate? 
Manhattan Beach Creamery is in a nice location in one of the best beaches in Los Angeles. Any sweet lover can appreciate what they offer. From candy, baked goods and ice cream, this is a great pit stop for dessert and sweets. It’s fun to just walk around and look at all they have. I think it’s a nice way to kill time at the beach, and you get a sweet snack with that. 
