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Dear Bella Creamery Rooted in Compassion, Inspired by Culture | By Shriya Swaminathan
Taiwanese-American friend duo and veteran vegans Alice Cherng and Belinda Wei embarked on a personal and creative venture to honor their heritage. The idea to share the joys of their culinary culture with the Los Angeles community sparked the creation of creamy, decadent, plant-based ice creams, and Dear Bella Creamery was born! Photos by Katrina Frederick
Over the past two years since the creamery’s inception in 2017, and in light of hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, Alice and Belinda have increased the number of AAPI-inspired flavors in reverence and celebration of these rich cultures. The AAPI Ice Cream Collection invites customers to explore the wonders of cultural diversity in the best way possible–delicious ice cream! Notable favorites include Sweet Red Bean, Mango Sticky Rice, and last season’s unique chili crisp-infused Dan Dan in collaboration with Fly By Jing. The mission-driven team is dedicated to satisfying the growing demand for high-quality, vegan ice
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cream with innovative flavors that appease a sophisticated, cultured palette. Every ingredient is 100% natural and void of artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, and hydrogenated oils that are commonplace in most luscious ice creams.
cers, and esteemed plant-based eateries, including Cafe Gratitude, Erewhon, and Wild Living Foods in Los Angeles, resulting in avant-garde flavors like Halva, Mango Chamoy, Italian Butter Cookie, Royal Tea Time… the list goes on!
Dear Bella Creamery takes a chef-driven approach unlike any other! Chef Belinda Wei brings her unmatched expertise from her work at pastry programs, high-end gro-
This Los Angeles-favorite creamery is taking its customer base up several notches by offering its entire line of ice cream for nationwide shipping across the United States! The goal is to offer a myriad of ingenious vegan ice creams and normalize Asian flavors in the mainstream. Alice and Belinda graciously shared their aspirations for Dear Bella Creamery with VEGWORLD.
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