The first ice cream recipe called for an ingredient made of whale feces
During your next summer cool down with ice cream, ponder the surprising history and science behind the frozen treat.Or maybe not, because it's kind of gross.Journalists Cynthia Graber and Nicola...
View ArticleAmerica's 10 best ice cream shops, according to TripAdvisor
It's time to start lickin' your way through the last weeks of summer. TripAdvisor recently released its "Inside Scoop on the Top Ice Cream Shops in the U.S.," ranking the 10 best ice cream shops in the...
View ArticleBritish scientists have reportedly developed a slow-melting ice cream
London (AFP) - The summer scourge of sticky hands could become a thing of the past as British researchers announced the discovery of an ingredient to make slow-melting ice cream.The protein BslA, which...
View ArticleWe tried the bug-filled ice cream that The Economist says is the future of...
Enjoy your bug-free burgers and cakes now, because worm-filled ice cream is coming. Feeding the world's growing population is a challenge – there will be 11 billion of us by the end of the century.The...
View ArticlePeople are going nuts for this 'rolled' ice cream
Ice cream rolls are a popular dessert on the streets of Thailand, and now they're a craze in New York City, where the street treat just got an upscale twist. We visited Chinatown's 10Below (10 Mott...
View Article10 incredibly important photos of Joe Biden eating ice cream
Vice President Joe Biden is a self-proclaimed "genuine lover of ice cream.""I don't drink, I don't smoke, but I eat a lot of ice cream," Biden has been quoted as saying.There's even a Tumblr dedicated...
View ArticleHillary Clinton helped conceive this 'wine-infused ice cream' — here's what...
Hillary Clinton gave a big shout-out last Thursday to a product she helped conceive when she was a Senator representing New York: wine ice cream.It was the mid-2000s. Clinton put grape growers from New...
View ArticleTech investors are betting $4 million that a funky ice-cream shop in Brooklyn...
In the summer of 2011, when Brian Smith opened the first Ample Hills Creamery ice-cream shop in Brooklyn, New York, he actually ended up losing 25 pounds. That's what happens when you work 14 hours a...
View ArticleIce cream at this New York shop is blasted with liquid nitrogen right in...
-321 Ice Cream Shop is far from ordinary.Instead of serving pre-made ice cream, -321 makes their ice cream right before customers' eyes — and with liquid nitrogen.The shop starts out with a...
View ArticleWe found these double-sided ice cream cones at a Cambodian night bazaar
Cambodia has a ton of great street food. We recently found this "magic ice cream stick"— a double-sided ice cream cone with different flavors on each side — at a night bazaar in Siem Reap.Story by...
View ArticleThis insane new NYC dessert combines a birthday cake and an ice cream sundae
Quality Eats in New York City's West Village is the newest restaurant from the guys behind the Quality brand. But there's at least one menu item that made its way to the new downtown location — Pastry...
View ArticleThis ice cream sundae topped with potato chips, pretzels, and peanuts is...
Salty bar snacks might not be the first thing you think of when topping an ice cream sundae, but they actually make for a delicious sweet and savory combination. We tried it out at New York City...
View ArticleGo inside the factory where waffle cones are made
The ingredients for ice cream cones look a lot like the ingredients for waffles and pancakes. But the way they're made is much, much more elaborate — and mesmerizing.Story by Jacob Shamsian and editing...
View Article12 fascinating facts about China
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View ArticleNew Yorkers are lining up around the block for these Hong Kong-style 'egg...
Nowadays, food is all about presentation: the more Instagrammable the better — especially in New York City. Eggloo, which only opened last week and doesn’t even have a website, has attracted massive...
View ArticleMcDonald’s has a new Cadbury Creme Egg McFlurry it won’t sell in the US —...
McDonald's unveiled a new Cadbury Creme Egg flavor of McFlurry, but it's only available in a few countries, and the United States is not one of them. Americans are expressing their jealousy and anger...
View ArticleThis sophisticated ice cream sandwich is made with a brioche bun
New York City's OddFellows Ice Cream Co. is making a new and improved ice cream sandwich.Instead of a classic cookie outside, OddFellows envelopes its ice cream with a warm brioche bun. It's an...
View ArticleThis goat's milk soft serve is decadent, but way healthier than typical ice...
Chances are, the soft serve ice cream you're used to eating is made from cow's milk.But after taking a trip to NYC's Victory Garden, we found that goat's milk makes for a creamy and delicious treat...
View ArticleThis is how Brooklyn does a banana split
OddFellows Ice Cream Co. may be famous for its modern flavors like Beet Goat Cheese & Candied Pistachio, but that doesn't mean the restaurant is afraid of a classic banana split."Banana splits are...
View ArticleShaved ice cream is the hot new food trend in NYC
Shaved ice cream is the hot new trend in cool desserts.While shaved ice may have been popularized in Taiwan, New York City's Snowdays has revamped the sweet treat and made it even more delicious by...
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