
Originally Posted by
T.G. Oskar
Cookies n' Cream. Full stop.
But not just mere Cookies n' Cream. It has to have certain factors that blend as a whole.
First: it HAS to have Oreo. No exceptions. Few Cookies n' Cream ice cream flavors from certain brands can ignore the quality of Oreo, but usually, not having Oreo ends in a disaster.
Second: the vanilla base ice cream must have a great flavor. If the vanilla ice cream has terrible flavor, it will ruin the flavor of the cookie, and no Oreo will be capable of fixing it. No flavor may be an option, but usually no flavor means it has to have Oreo or it sucks. However, if the vanilla flavor is mildly sweet (and real sweet, not artificial, aspartame or similar sweet), it can save the ice cream as a whole.
Third: the chunks of cookie have to be big. Usually, this means that the chunks must be of at least 1/4 a regular chocolate sandwich cookie. If the cookie crumbs look like chocolate chips, then the ice cream sucks and you should ask for a refund.
Finally: it should last the trip from the store to the fridge. If it melts too much, when it gets frozen again the liquid goes down and the cream stays up, which beckons something terrible. The ice cream will usually soften a bit, but the idea is that it should remain almost completely constituted by the moment you reach to freeze it. Otherwise, you'll lose about 1/6th of the entire ice cream, and you may experiment a sandy texture in the ice cream.
So, having said that: Cookies n' Cream. Full stop. Other choices are the never-failing vanilla, or pistachio almond (a rare, acquired taste), or tangy sherbets. Oh, and consider this a blasphemy, but I don't like chocolate ice cream. I do like vanilla ice cream with chocolate topping mixed so that it blends, but I have never liked chocolate ice cream (or strawberry, either, which makes neapolitan ice cream a big no-no). Also, while I LOOOVE Cookies n' Cream, it's not the same for Pralines n' Cream (maybe it's the pralines, maybe it's the caramel swirl, but it's not something I'd crave for) or Chocolate Chip (which I abhor just as much as chocolate ice cream).
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