Seaweed ice cream with lobster and black sturgeon roe – courtesy Lithuania Travel Photo by supplied / Lithuania Travel The subtle smokiness of mackerel combined with fresh notes of mulberry and lime makes for a sublime treat. While insects have been an important part of African and Asian diets for centuries, they have made their way onto Lithuanian dining tables only recently.
And Breyers is puffing out its national pride with such flavours as Nanaimo Bar (inspired by British Columbia made up of dark chocolate, coconut flakes, graham cracker and creamy custard,) Butter Tart (inspired by Ontario and made with vanilla layered with caramel swirl and buttery pastry pieces,) and Sugar Pie (inspired by Quebec and full of vanilla, maple swirl and maple crunch pieces.)Ĭricket ice cream – courtesy Lithuania Travel Photo by supplied / Lithuania TravelĬricket ice cream with black sesame or vanilla. Tamest yet what refreshingly nicest flavour may be the Dairy Farmers of Ontario and Good Behaviour scoop shop partnership over Ontario Milk & Honey, specially created to celebrate this official ice cream day. Meanwhile, Julius Caesar from Roman Empire fame would send his people out to the mountains to dig up fresh snow just to be covered with fresh fruit.Īnd then we have gelato, and the Renaissance – but that’s a chapter all on its own! Word is Alexander the Great loved snow flavoured with honey and necter. There’s no real documented history, although research reveals an ice-cream-like food, made with flour and buffalo milk, was created around 618 AD, in China. The honour goes to Italy’s gelato record holder Dimitgri Panciera, back in 2018, who, according to Guinness, carefully balanced 125 scoops on one cone. Talk about brain freeze!ĭimitgri Panciera, aka The Big Scoop – photo courtesy Guinness Book of World Records Photo by supplied / Guinness Book of World Records When and how often do consumers eat ice cream?ħ3% of consumers consume ice cream at least once per week and 2 out of 3 consume ice cream in the evening.Īccording to the Guinness Book of World Records, back in 2017 Isaac Harding-Davis ate 806 grams of Ben & Jerry’s Strawberry Cheesecake in one minute.
Strawberries, at 48% of consumers with bananas coming in second. Nuts and sprinkles are the most popular of dry toppings. Meanwhile, over at the Dairy Queen, where the first DQ Canadian store opened in 1953, Dilly and Buster bars reign, but it’s the Blizzard that is taking the company by storm with the top three popular flavours being OREO Cookie, chocolate chip cookie dough and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.Ĭhocolate is the most popular topping sauce, beating out caramel. Meanwhile, Chapman reports ice cream sandwiches are leading sales in Canada, where Canadians “enjoy the synergy between crunchy wafers and ice cream,” says Chapman’s VP, Ashley Chapman. Waffle cones beat out sugar cones, but 37% of consumers prefer to eat their ice cream out of a bowl. Here’s some flavourful ice cream stats courtesy of the IDFA-Research America survey: Article contentĪs well, ice cream is a favourite cold weather treat in the country, with Canada being the “largest ice cream consumer during the winter months,” notes Chapman’s co-founder Penny Chapman, on the website.
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