# Neapolitan ice cream

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 8, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961 "2000-04-08T23:31:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961/1 "2000-04-08T23:31:00Z")

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What does Neapolitan ice cream have to do with Naples?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961/2 "2000-04-09T00:31:00Z")

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My WAG: marketing.

Gelato, spumoni, etc.

I believe the people of Naples always leave the strawberry part for last also.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961/3 "2000-04-09T00:46:00Z")

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According to my Webster’s unabridged, Neapolitan ice cream was created in the US circa 1875. I checked a few sites and couldn’t find anything on the origin of the name. My guess would be that it gave an exotic sound to the combination of three otherwise ordinary flavors. On the Edy’s homepage, though, I did find they were selling “Girl Scouts! Back by Popular Demand! With an All-New Flavor!”

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**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961/4 "2000-04-09T01:30:00Z")

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> I believe the people of Naples always leave the strawberry part for last also.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Good one Bob!

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neapolitan-ice-cream/9961/5 "2000-04-09T07:16:00Z")

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What’s Italian for “I eat the strawberry part _first_”?