I never used to pay attention to the taste of a cake cone. Sugar cones are too brittle, they just don’t work. Then I watched a food show where they showed how cake cones are made and interviewed the company owner. He explained that while most people wanted more ice cream, he asked for a double cone (if it was his own company’s cone, I guess) so he could enjoy the clean, toasted cereal taste.
Ever since then, I note the cereal taste myself, and now that I realize what it is, it adds a lot to the ice cream cone experience. Kind of a Cheerios taste.
It’s like when you know that a common flavor in root beer is wintergreen, ferchrisakes. That hint helps you pick it out and enjoy the flavor.
Dennis