Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Some Odd And Unusual Varieties Of Ice Cream

By Marquerite Velasquez


About 1.5 billion gallons of ice cream and other frozen dessert treats are produced every year, and this is according data from the International Dairy Foods Association. Vanilla is one of the top ice cream flavors, and this is true since most Americans love ice cream and this flavor. Chocolate flavors and some with mint chips are also favorites like vanilla but there are a few places offering truly unique ice cream flavor varieties You may not have heard some of these unique varieties but some are featured here.

You may have heard of some crazy, odd, and weird names of ice cream flavors before. Ben and Jerry have opened the market for unconventional names for their ice creams, starting with one called Cherry Garcia. Their ice cream flavors however, are still those with traditional ingredients of ice cream, like those with chunks of chocolates, cherries, cookie bits, and pieces of frozen banana cuts.

An interesting flavor option is garlic flavored ice cream, although this may not be a top option of anyone yet. However, it is interesting to note that garlic ice cream has been served at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, and also the garlic festival in Saugerties, in New York. There are also some restaurants offering this unique flavored ice cream treat, like The Stinking Rose in San Francisco.

These days, we seem to want to put bacon on everything including sweet treats such as donuts and, yes, even ice cream. There are a few bacon ice cream recipes floating around the internet and famed chef Heston Bluenthal has featured a bacon-and-egg ice cream at his Michelin-star restaurant The Fat Duck. There are also a few other proprietors who offer bacon-themed ice cream or perhaps an ice cream using prosciutto in place of American-style bacon.

Avocado is not something we typically associate with sweet food, but it is used in desserts in many countries around the world. Avocado ice cream can be found here and there, and many famous chefs such as Alton Brown and Rick Bayless have recipes for this unique cold treat.

If you prefer more traditional flavors, but still are in search of a unique ice cream treat, head down to the Culver City ice cream shop YoKuMon. Their signature treat is a $2 ice cream sandwich unlike any other. The staff at YoKuMon sandwich gourmet ice cream between two homemade cookies to create this delicious delectable. The cookies, which come in eight different flavors, are freshly baked by the staff throughout the day. If you are searching for ice cream in Culver City, YoKuMon definitely offers some of the best and in addition to the ice cream sandwiches, you can have shakes, sundaes and even shave ice.




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