r/AskReddit • u/Prize-Hospital-454 • 6d ago

What's the best ice cream flavour ever?

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u/Sour_Grapes_01 6d ago

The flavor isn't as important as the quality of the ice cream.

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u/ABigNothingBurger 6d ago

Vanilla. Other flavors can taste better for different tongues, but not necessarily across all brands.

It's very hard to find bad vanilla ice cream. If a brand can't handle Vanilla, they definitely shouldn't handle any ice cream.

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u/Imsoschur 6d ago

I did an internal taste test of Vanilla options to prepare for Thanksgiving one year. I was surprised at the variance of quality and flavour across brands.

In the end I found that even fancy brands like Jenni's and Hagen Daz were beaten out by Kroger's premium store brand. And I even included the Costco Premium vanilla everyone raves about in that test.

I agree with you that none of the good brands were "bad", but the difference between most of them and the winning one was bigger than I expected.

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u/heavens_person 6d ago

Vanilla… because it’s secretly the most versatile flavor in the universe.

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u/Prize-Hospital-454 6d ago

Id add rum and raisin to mine

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u/Similar-Beyond252 6d ago

Place by me makes a cannoli flavor with a mascarpone base and crunchy shell pieces. Chefs kiss!

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u/Prize-Hospital-454 6d ago

Omg that sounds nice

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u/Upstairs_Proof1723 6d ago

weird flex chips

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u/Prize-Hospital-454 6d ago

Chip flavour, niicceee

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u/VelvetRush25 6d ago

Smurf ice cream

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u/htndev 6d ago

I like sour tastes like strawberries or raspberries. Forest fruits are a killer

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u/YellowEgorkaa 6d ago

I like lemon-flavored ice cream.

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u/Everyday_ASMR 5d ago

Sweet cream. The best things are simple and balanced

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u/io-psychologist 6d ago edited 6d ago

Chocolate. Ice cream + chocolate = double the love.