# Kill off one flavor in Neapolitan ice cream **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 26, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615 "2022-07-26T20:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/41 "2022-07-28T07:38:46Z")
I’ll just leave this here… [![](https://www.trolley.co.uk/img/product/HZQ514) ](https://www.trolley.co.uk/img/product/HZQ514) I’ve tried it - it’s not the world’s best ice cream, but the chocolate/vanilla/toffee combination works better than chocolate/vanilla/strawberry I think raspberry is a better match for chocolate than strawberry. Pear would be even better - if someone would make a chocolate/pear/vanilla Neapolitan, I would be all over that. ---
**Author:** ![omenran](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omenran/32/3318_2.png) [@omenran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omenran)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/42 "2022-07-28T12:04:04Z")
I am another who would pitch the whole thing out. I’ve never had good Neopolitan ice cream, so I’ve never sought any of quality out of any exists. The original Italian flavours are more appealing, but a lack of quality would also ruin that given the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/43 "2022-07-28T17:20:31Z")
Get rid of vanilla. Everybody knows that the strawberry and chocolate in Neopolitan ice cream are far from the right flavor, but then they judge all vanilla by the vanilla in Neopolitan. And that’s a shame, because good vanilla is a delight. Add me to the ones who would prefer cherry, pistachio and chocolate. As long as they have good flavor - serious yum. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/44 "2022-07-28T20:10:43Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Here is a question. Is the American Neapolitan ice cream based on sundae flavors i.e. vanilla ice cream with chocolate/strawberry topping. I don’t know if it’s still true today, but for a long time, vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry were simply the most common/popular flavors of ice cream. (They were the three canonical shake flavors at places like McDonald’s.) ---
**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:** [July 28, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/45 "2022-07-28T20:13:16Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Had to get rid of the chocolate. > My thinking was of rating what I would prefer of the resulting 3 combos. > > Chocolate/Strawberry: Not so much. Like them both solo but they both get dragged down when paired with the other. > > Chocolate/Vanilla: Okay, but they don’t really compliment each other. > > Vanilla/Strawberry: Good combo. A light vanilla sweetness can compliment a strawberry very well. This was almost exactly my thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/46 "2022-07-28T20:23:53Z")
I like having all three - because I’ll stick to one flavor each time I have a serving and this provides variety as I finish the carton. Just don’t mess with Kroger-brand **Spumoni** ice cream. Those three flavors together are ambrosia. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/47 "2022-07-28T20:31:35Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > This “original Neapolitan” mentioned – isn’t that just spumoni? So I looked this up myself and, yes, this appears to be the case. “Neapolitan ice cream” is an American adaptation of spumoni. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/48 "2022-08-07T15:48:28Z")
LOL, yes! ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615/49 "2022-08-07T17:16:09Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s good pistachio ice cream if you want almond ice cream. That was my reaction to my last container of pistachio “I didn’t realize pistachio was just butter almond colored green!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-off-one-flavor-in-neapolitan-ice-cream/968615.md?page=2)