One of the many things France and I have in common is our love of ice cream. They have ice cream places literally on every block.
La glace is usually a kind of gelato, with so many unusual flavors. I can't stop eating it! I always try to pick flavors (
parfums) that I don't think I could get back home, but it's also interesting to try regular flavors and see what France does with them. Often they have pieces of fruit or vanilla bean mixed in, and it's strong enough that you're completely satisfied with one scoop. Well, you still want more, but only because it was so good.
Regular ice cream flavors I have tried that are still more delicious than anything in America, except of course Sweet Things in Lexington and Carl's in Fredericksburg which can do no wrong:
- Vanilla
- Chocolate
- Lemon
- "Starry Night," which was vanilla, mocha and fudge
- Coffee
- Vanilla/strawberry soft serve
Unusual ice cream flavors I have tried so far:
- Lavender
- Cassis (currant)
- Salted caramel (apparently a Provençal specialty?)
- Tiramisu
- Cherry--really, do we have cherry ice cream in America? I don't think so
- Grand Marnier
This is an incredibly wonderful post because frankly if I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, my food of choice would be ice cream. hands down.
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