# Ice cream flavors, best, worst, and weirdest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 8, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897 "2023-01-08T23:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/61 "2023-01-09T19:35:52Z")
If you live in a city with a sizable Indian population, you may have one of these ice cream chains from India : [https://kwalityfoods.com/Locations.html](https://kwalityfoods.com/Locations.html) We have 2 stores in the broader Houston area. These stores are open late and usually will have family tables to sit and enjoy ice cream together. It was traditional for people to go as a group late at night during summers and chat over ice creams . You may visit them and try out the many different flavors of ice-cream, cassata (frozen cake ice creams), kulfi and falooda. Falooda is comparable (some folks may yell at me ) to ice cream floats and are flavored with rose water, … and have Angel hair noodles in them. Falooda is of Persian origin and just like Arabs have competitions around Hummus, Muslim communities in northern India compete on falooda too. Some of the different Indian flavors of ice cream are : 1. Kesar Pista (saffron and pistachio) 2. Sitaphal (taste of Sugar Apple - comparable to South American Cherimoya or North American Pawpaw from the Anona family) 3. Chickoo (Sapodilla fruit - a smaller version of Sapote. If you ever had a Mamey milk shake , it is kinda like that) 4. Guava 5. Alphanso mango and Blue Mango (these mangoes cannot be imported. The only place I have had them fresh is Fairchild’s tropical garden in Miami. You can get different mango varieties shipped from Florida too) 6. Black Currant : this maybe a British import to India 7. British toffee : also an British import 8. Butter Scotch too 9. Sea salt Caramel 10. Lychee (a tropical fruit now available at many US cities) And many others > **[Kwality Ice Creams Flavors](https://kwalityfoods.com/IceCreams.html)** > > Kwality Ice Cream ,every bit a delight, a super premium gourmet ethnic ice cream. It includes Indian, Asian and Latin flavors. It uses all natural flavors, no preservatives, 100% vegetarian and has lower cholestrol. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/62 "2023-01-09T19:39:32Z")
The falooda I’ve had also has basil and cardamom. Noodles on ice cream sound bad- but it is wonderful and now I want some. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/63 "2023-01-09T19:41:20Z")
I’m a traditionalist as far as ice cream is concerned. I like vanilla, chocolate and butter pecan. That’s pretty much it. Just the names alone of some of the flavors being sold are disgusting to me. “Cotton Candy”?! “Pink Bubblegum”?! 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/64 "2023-01-09T19:44:17Z")
Oh I forgot to mention Kewda derived from the oils of the screw pine plant is one of the ingredients giving falooda its taste and fragrance. Kewda is plant that belongs to the same family as Pandan leaves used in Vietnamese desserts. > **[Kewra](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kewra)** > > Kewra, keora or kewda (Hindi: केवड़ा, Bengali: কেওড়া, Odia: କିଆ, Urdu: کیوڑہ, Punjabi: ਕੇਵੜਾ) is an essential oil distilled from the male flower of the fragrant screwpine. The plant is native to Tropical Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia, and the oil is used as a flavoring agent throughout much of these regions. > The flower is a vital ingredient in Kewra and is used in special-occasion dishes in South Asia, particularly those associated with Muslim communities. Kewra flowers have a sweet, per... It is easy to confuse Kewra fragrance with rose ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/65 "2023-01-09T19:46:15Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I also adore H-D Coffee ice cream. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > My favorite ice cream in the world; has been since I was a kid. Some years ago I was having a live-group discussion on this very subject, although we were just discussing favorites, and when one person said, “Haagen Daaz Coffee,” at least two-thirds of the group closed their eyes in pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/66 "2023-01-09T19:46:53Z")
Thanks for the link to Kwality. I’d never heard of it before. There are 2 locations in New Jersey. I already messaged my gf that we should- nay! must go there. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/67 "2023-01-09T19:49:16Z")
In our two weeks in Italy, I never had a bad gelato. I used to really like Edy’s French Silk, but haven’t had it in a long time; don’t even know if they still make it. But the best ice cream I’ve had is here in MSP at a place called Sebastian Joe’s. They are local, with only two locations, one of which is two blocks away from us. It’s the most flavorful and rich ice cream (even the vanilla) I’ve had in my 75 years on the planet. As for worst, it would have to be that crap they used to make called “ice milk”. Also, non-dairy ice creams like those made with coconut milk and the like are just uniformly meh. I tried a number of them, as dairy doesn’t agree with me, and decided I’d rather go without than try to delude myself that those products even approximate good ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/68 "2023-01-09T19:52:56Z")
There was a company that claimed they could custom create any ice cream flavor you could name. I want to say they ran a segment about them on CBS Sunday Morning a few years ago. But if you wanted sauerkraut ice cream and were willing to pay for it, they’d do an excellent job capturing the flavor. broccoli ice cream hot dog ice cream barbecue ice cream lima bean ice cream aloo gobi ice cream ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/69 "2023-01-09T20:07:41Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > As for worst, it would have to be that crap they used to make called “ice milk”. Also, non-dairy ice creams like those made with coconut milk and the like are just uniformly meh. I tried a number of them, as dairy doesn’t agree with me, and decided I’d rather go without than try to delude myself that those products even approximate good ice cream. Yeah, I can’t imagine vegetarian ice cream. It’s a contradicition in terms. It’s something, but it’s not ice cream. All the fakey ice “creams” I’ve ever had were execrable. I’m not tempted to waste calories on any more. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/70 "2023-01-09T20:08:08Z")
I am not a coffee drinker but Baskin Robbins Jamocha Almond fudge is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/71 "2023-01-09T20:16:58Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > The falooda I’ve had also has basil and cardamom. On first blush, that sounds odd… but those are both seasonings commonly used in chai tea (yes, I know that “chai” is just an Indian word for “tea”), and I have no problem at all envisioning chai-flavored ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/72 "2023-01-09T20:18:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I tried a number of them, as dairy doesn’t agree with me … If you have mild lactose intolerance, please look into goat milk Icecream available at Whole Foods and other gourmet stores. I’ve had many friends who have “problems” with dairy, love this 🙂 [https://www.whole](https://www.whole) foods [market.com/product/laloos-vanilla-snowflake-goat-milk-ice-cream-1-pint-b005csz9l0](http://market.com/product/laloos-vanilla-snowflake-goat-milk-ice-cream-1-pint-b005csz9l0) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/73 "2023-01-09T20:19:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > chai-flavored ice cream I’ve had that at one or two Indian restaurants in NJ as well. Great stuff. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/74 "2023-01-09T20:22:50Z")
[quote=“Chronos, post:71, topic:977897”] chai” is just an Indian word for “tea [/quote] Nah. Chai comes from Cha, the Cantonese (China) word for tea. I think Cha means tea in Portuguese too. One of the good things from Colonialism in India was the popularization of tea by them. Brits gave it away for free initially until everyone got hooked 😂 “ Nearly all of the words for tea worldwide fall into three broad groups: _te_ , _cha_ and _chai_ , present in English as _tea_ , _cha_ or _char_ , and _chai_ . The earliest of the three to enter English is _cha_ , which came in the 1590s via the Portuguese, who traded in [Macao](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macao)and picked up the [Cantonese](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese) pronunciation of the word.[[2]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_tea#cite_note-oed-2)[[3]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_tea#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMairHoh2009262-3) The more common _tea_ form arrived in the 17th century via the Dutch, who acquired it either indirectly from the Malay _teh_ , or directly from the _tê_ pronunciation in [Min Chinese](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Chinese). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/75 "2023-01-09T20:25:58Z")
To be clear, I’ve never had chai ice cream. But I can imagine it, and I imagine that it would taste pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/76 "2023-01-09T20:31:56Z")
I became addicted to the melon gelato in Italy. It was really cantaloupe flavored and was a very subtle flavor. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/77 "2023-01-09T20:32:43Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/78 "2023-01-09T20:35:27Z")
> [@am77494](#): > > Nah. Chai comes from Cha, the Cantonese (China) word for tea. I think Cha means tea in Portuguese too. Also in most Slavic languages as _čaj_ or the Cyrillic equivalent. Oddly, not in Polish, where "tea\* is _herbata_. However, “tea kettle” is _czajnik_ so the _čaj_ is preserved there. And it is pronounced pretty much like “chai” in English. Apparently, in 1590s English, “tea” was “chaa.” I’m digressing here, so [here’s a link](https://www.etymonline.com/word/cha?ref=etymonline_crossreference) to the etymology of “tea.” Back to thread, someone mentioned H-D strawberry. We were talking over the holidays about ice cream flavors basically saying that strawberry was the worst ice cream, except for the H-D version. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/79 "2023-01-09T20:42:07Z")
Correcting the link (I am past the editing window) [https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/product/laloos-vanilla-snowflake-goat-milk-ice-cream-1-pint-b005csz9l0](https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/product/laloos-vanilla-snowflake-goat-milk-ice-cream-1-pint-b005csz9l0) It’s weird how the link got modified by itself ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897/80 "2023-01-09T20:54:22Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Yeah, I can’t imagine vegetarian ice cream. It’s a contradicition in terms. If by “vegetarian” you mean “vegan”, I see your point. AFAICT, though, most items made with dairy products such as cream and milk are widely classified as “vegetarian”, as long as they don’t contain any animal products that required killing the animal to get them. In fact, the Indian brand Kwality whose ad am77494 linked in post #61 describes all their ice creams as “100% vegetarian”. I agree that if you want a good frozen dessert that doesn’t have dairy in it, go for sorbet or something else originally designed to be dairy-free, rather than fake ice cream trying to simulate dairy products. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897.md?page=5)