It has recently come to my attention that many people seem to be unable to recognize whether their preferred frozen dessert is ice cream. At last! A modern dilemma I can actually solve, thanks to this handy 2×2:
Is it ice cream?
| Butterfat content | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10 to 20% | Less than 10% | |
| Ice cream flavors (chocolate, vanilla, salted caramel, cookies and cream) | Yes, this is ice cream. Enjoy! | You may be eating gelato, which is ok, as long as you know it isn’t ice cream. |
| Flavors that aren’t ice cream flavors, or maybe not even food flavors (lavender, bone marrow & bourbon cherries — no, I am not making this up) | Artisanal yuppie pseudo-food. Be honest, you would be way happier with a nice scoop of chocolate peanut butter swirl. | I am worried you are eating some kind of vegan coconut thing, which is fine, but don’t delude yourself: that is not ice cream. Go eat a piece of fruit — and no, you can’t call that ice cream, either. |
Best post ever! (I confess, I am tempted by the notion of Bone Marrow and Bourbon Cherries – it sounds like it might taste like Osso Bucco and a Manhattan [I’m sure you could make this with Cherries http://ca.thebar.com/en/drink-recipe/bourbon-apple-manhattan , you’ll have to try it and let me know] – but you’re right, not really ice cream.)