Scoop Up Some Fun Facts and Flavors of Ice Cream

 


Ice cream isn't something unfamiliar to anyone. It's a favorite among foodies and those with a sweet tooth. Everyone knows it is made with milk, cream, and sugar but there are other ingredients too that add different flavors to this soft and creamy delight. For the last hundreds of years, ice cream has been a popular dessert. Its exceeding popularity has led to the invention of frozen custards, yogurts, and numerous variations of ice cream such as milk shakes, ice cream cakes, and ice cream sandwiches.

Ice creams are not just made with freezing milk or cream in a freezer. There are special techniques employed to make ice creams. A commercial ice cream making machine is used to create small ice crystals with entrapped air to produce a softy creamy texture. Ice creams can also be made at home. However, the taste and texture would be different than what you get at brands.

There are thousands of flavors and options available in ice creams. It is not possible to name them all and find their origin. However, here are some strange flavors and fun facts about ice cream to increase your dessert cravings.

Fun Flavor of Ice Creams


Ice creams come in various forms and types. They differ in texture, color, and physical appearance. However, ice creams are more popularly known for their flavors. There are over 1000 different flavors in ice cream. The most common and popular ones are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and others named on fruits.

However, the strangest flavors of ice cream include avocado ice cream, garlic, chili, licorice, stilton cheese ice cream, and bacon ice cream.

Also Read: How Does A Commercial Ice Cream Machine Works

Fun Facts of Ice Creams

Ice creams were made with mere ice before milk-based ice creams experimented with in the 10th century. The industrial production of ice cream began in 1851 in Boston. There are several fun facts like these related to ice creams. Nevertheless, have you ever thought about how many licks a scoop is?

  1. Well, the answer is 50. The average number of licks to finish a scoop is 50.

  2. USA, Australia, and Norway are the most ice cream consuming nations.

  3. The most popular flavor of ice cream is vanilla, not chocolate. However, chocolate ice cream came way before vanilla was invented. Other popular flavors include strawberry and cookies n cream.

  4. The ice cream was only a treat for the elites in 1700 in the USA.

  5. The tallest ice cream cone was built in Italy. It stood 9 feet tall.

  6. Well, this one is for chocolate lovers; the most popular ice cream topping is chocolate syrup.

  7. Ice cream sells more on Sunday’s worldwide, than any other day.

  8. It takes 12 gallons of milk to produce 1 gallon of ice cream.

  9. There are 273 calories in a cup of vanilla ice cream.

  10. The End of World War II was celebrated by eating ice cream.

  11. Ice creams sell the most during wars and times of recession.

  12. July is celebrated as "National Ice Cream Month" in the United States of America.

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