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The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
Good strawberry ice cream is one of my favorite flavors but a bad strawberry ice cream is one of the most vile things known to man. Cheap strawberry ice cream tastes artificial and almost candy-like.
My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
I second the nomination for Chinatown Ice Cream factory. Their almond cookie ice cream is divine.
Top 10 ingredients I will never have in my kitchen
As a Korean-American I can never say anything bad about Spam. If you're a fan of Korean food and you don't appreciate the magic that a can of Spam can bring to a Kimchi Jjigae, you don't know Korean food.
A Meal at Szechuan Gourmet: Your Weekend Eating Assignment
The stir fried chicken with roasted chili and green chili is another fantastic dish amongst the many that have already been listed here. My co-workers and I have ordered from them so much now that the delivery guy says hello to me whenever I see him on the street (which is more often than you would think).
Gordon Ramsay Is Not a Jerk; He Just Plays One on American TV
Anybody who watches the British version of his show has seen that his tough love approach really does have some love in it. He's an ass-hole but he also seems like a really good guy.
As for the stolen reservation book, my understanding of the situation was that he stole a reservation book from his OWN restaurant then blamed it on his rivals.
Where to Eat in Austin
Kreuz Market is good but if you're going to go all the way out there you might as well go a little further to Luling. Luling City Market was the best BBQ by far that I had in Austin last year.
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My Top 10 New York Ice Cream Scooperies
I stopped by a really good place on the Upper East Side. It was called Last Licks. I felt like a kid again. It is a sports themed ice cream parlor. Flavors are named after various athletes. Tikitacchio (yeah like Tiki Barber) was amazing, It had chocolate and pistacchios. Its on East 93 Street. They have a candy store inside as well. Really really good!
Serious Eats New York: Redesigned for Maximum Deliciousness
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Serious Eats New York: Redesigned for Maximum Deliciousness
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The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
i love strawberry ice cream, BlueBell calls theirs "strawberries and homemade vanilla". they are based in texas but now available in about 17 states through the south and some of the southwest. their seasonal peaches and homemade vanilla is very tasty as well. and yes, difficult to mass produce. before they started making it, i had only had actual home made. i think there are so many bad strawberry ice cream experiences out there because strawberries are difficult and artificial flavors were widely used in the past, especially "strawberry" which has no relation whatsoever to the actual strawberry. BTW, BlueBell also has "ultimate neopolitan" which is their straberries and homemade vanilla, dutch chocolate and homemade vanilla. it will change your mind about neopolitan...thanks
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
I am a lover of chocolate or mint chip almost always when it comes to ice cream. However, yesterday in the extreme humidity of NYC we went out for some gelato, went over to the little stand outside Eli's on Third Avenue, ridiculously expensive, I know, and lo and behold I ordered the strawberry. It just looked so strawberry-y and good and refreshing. And it was. I am a convert. But I'll still order chocolate or mint chip 9 times out of 10.
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
I would argue that the best ice cream of whatever flavor is first cream, then whatever else is added in. This is why haagen dazs strawberry (ie cream, strawberries, sugar...) was able to sustain me for an entire pregnancy.... The pink stuff that tastes like strawberry jelly doesn't count in the debate. As for what's the best formulation, you can't beat homemade in june with freshly picked berries, unless it's homemade peach in august.
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
My new favorite Strawberry Ice Cream (as of last year when I threw some lavender in for the first time from my backyard garden), when strawberries are in season, is Strawberry Lavender. Lavender, in moderation, adds a complementary depth to strawberry that cannot be fucking beatin'. Mine is made with half of one whole vanilla bean. I have a recipe if you are interested. Mine is the best I've tasted so far and yes, I can put my money where my mouth is.
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
I submit that the finest ice cream experience to be had in the United States is the fresh-strawberry milkshake at the Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alabama strawberries!
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
For you who mentioned Graeter's, you might be in Columbus. If you are, you should check out Jeni's Ice Creams in the North Market, on High Street or in Grandview. If you aren't from there, just GOOGLE Jeni's Ice Cream and try (as quickly as you can possibly get it) her Strawberry Rose seasonal flavor. If is the very last word on strawberry ice cream. It lacks the graininess of Graeters (which I still like) from the over developed ice crystals. In addition, it has just a whisper of rose flavor. Can you think of anything prettier than a strawberry rose?
The Great Strawberry Ice Cream Debate
Okay, good strawberry ice cream is a thing of beauty. One of the reasons Häagen Daz has been so good is they have a thing for Oregon berries which have been mentioned at least twice already. A Ranier strawberry is one of the finest things I've ever tasted. I ate two pints [of berries, not ice cream] the first time I encountered them. I'll do it again someday. Now, I won't be happy until I've had a scoop.
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