The Herald Lifestyle team have some ideas…<\/p>\n
Goody Goody Gum Drops <\/p>\n
This bright green bubble gum-flavoured ice cream has stuck with me through all phases of my life \u2013 the innocent childhood years, the rebellious teen stage, and even a brief emo phase. Whenever I\u2019ve tried to deny its allure and hop on the latest ice cream trend, I\u2019m lured back to those goody goody gum drops and the joy that still comes from finding a red or purple one among the green mush. It\u2019s interactive, delicious, and undeniably timeless. \u2013 Jenni Mortimer<\/p>\n
Jelly Tip <\/p>\n
My vote is for Jelly Tip ice cream \u2013 from the tub, not the individual ice creams on a stick. To me, it\u2019s the ultimate Kiwi ice cream flavour, a nostalgic treat that offers a bit of everything: you\u2019ve got your classic vanilla base, lush swirls of tangy raspberry jelly and delicate chocolate flakes. When the ice cream itself is this good, who needs toppings? It\u2019s also the perfect accompaniment to a self-saucing chocolate pudding or a gooey brownie in winter, or a waffle cone in summer. \u2013 Bethany Reitsma<\/p>\n
Fairy Bread <\/p>\n
When it comes to desserts, I embrace child-like glee. Neon sour lollies, Bruce Bogtrotter-ing chocolate cakes, towering bingsu (\ube59\uc218) \u2013 my sweet servings often play with scale and celebrate artificiality. My favourite scoop is no different. Fairy Bread ice cream, swirled with vibrant hundreds and thousands and brioche, transports me to the birthday parties of my childhood. I can feel the margarine smeared across my face and feel the crunch of a rainbow between my teeth. Minimalists might roll their eyes, but elegance is overrated when it comes to an ice cream cone. \u2013 Madeleine Crutchley<\/p>\n
Mint choc chip<\/p>\n
So here\u2019s the thing. I don\u2019t love ice cream \u2013 too cold, too melty, too milky. But when the mood really strikes there\u2019s only one option for me: mint choc chip. In particular, a fancy take on it, where the ice cream is vanilla, the chocolate comes in the form of a fudge sauce swirl and the chips are actually big old chunks of (spoiler alert) sweet, spicy peppermint slice. If you know, you know. \u2013 Bridget Jones<\/p>\n
Tahini and halva soft-serve ice cream from Seed & Mill in New York. Photo \/ Stephanie Holmes<\/p>\n
Salted caramel <\/p>\n
My sweet tooth is underdeveloped \u2013 I\u2019m the person most likely to opt for a cheeseboard after dinner rather than a sugary dessert; a bag of chips rather than a chocolate bar. But ice cream in a cone is a sweet treat I\u2019ll make an exception for, as long as there\u2019s some savoury balance to the flavour. I\u2019ve tried mushroom ice cream in Portugal and a tahini and halva soft-serve in NY \u2013 both were perfect for my palate. Until those flavours make it to NZ, salted caramel ticks all the boxes for me. It also has the added appeal of, to me at least, feeling a bit classier than the other options on offer. \u2013 Stephanie Holmes<\/p>\n
Speculoos <\/p>\n
I spent my teenage summers scooping ice cream from giant cardboard boxes at Punakaiki\u2019s Pancake Tearooms. The boy I had a crush on was maple walnut. Tourist bus drivers were, invariably, vanilla. Every American had to be told hokey pokey was a vastly superior honeycomb. I judged people by the flavours they chose, especially if it was chocolate, which was always rock hard and tricky to scoop. Perhaps that\u2019s why, as an adult, my tastes lean soft and creamy \u2013 ice creams that puddle into lush, milky caramel if you don\u2019t eat them fast enough. Current favourite: Speculoos from Little \u2019Lato. \u2013 Kim Knight <\/p>\n
Vanilla<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t come for me. Anyone who has had a proper vanilla ice cream knows it\u2019s tough to beat. You\u2019re not wrong if you think it\u2019s boring and tastes like milk \u2013 you just haven\u2019t had the right kind. I\u2019m talking about that really fancy kind. The kind where you can see, feel and taste the flesh of vanilla pods in each lick. The kind that melts down your throat and makes you remember. The only caveat is that, like most food, brand does matter. Not all vanilla is equal. Scavenge wisely. \u2013 Varsha Anjali<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Herald Lifestyle team have some ideas… Goody Goody Gum Drops This bright green bubble gum-flavoured ice cream…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3390,138,2066,40840,170610,2027,185,302,117,111,139,69,170609,31699,53923,6923,2963],"class_list":["post-314175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-best","tag-business","tag-cream","tag-flavour","tag-flavoured","tag-ice","tag-is","tag-its","tag-new","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-raisin","tag-scream","tag-unless","tag-what","tag-zealands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}