Indian ice cream (Canada)

Sxusem
TypeDessert
Place of originCanada
Region or statePacific Northwest
Main ingredientsCanada buffaloberry, water; sometimes mild sweeteners

Indigenous ice cream, also known as sxusem (/ˈskʊʃəm/), is a Canadian whipped confection made from soapberries (Shepherdia canadensis) and other various fruits; it has been eaten as a traditional dessert by many First Nations peoples. It has been suggested that it was first produced in the Interior Salish territory of British Columbia[1] which was located in the upper basins of the Columbia and Fraser rivers, and included tribes such as the Columbia, Lillooet, and Shuswap among others.[2]

  1. ^ Kuhnlein, Harriet (1991). Traditional Plants of Canadian Indigenous Peoples. Amsterdam: Overseas Publishers Association.
  2. ^ Salish. (2016). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/topic/Salish