I spent most of my life in the Philippines. An American friend who lived there a few years once expressed to me how appalling he thought some of the local ice cream flavors were. He never dared taste them (pity) but just the thought of the main ingredients threw him off. We had flavors like:
Purple Yam
Sweet Corn
Mangosteen (A tropical fruit)
Durian (Resembles Jackfruit but has a deadly aroma -- an acquired taste)
Cheese (No specific type on labels but tastes like Cheddar)
Coconut
Mango
Avocado
etc.
We locals never thought them strange and to this day I like most of those flavors, especially Cheese, Purple Yam, Sweet Corn, and Avocado.
These days chefs and diners are more adventurous. I remember having ice cream flavored with black pepper, and another time I had jasmine-flavored ice cream at some fancy restaurant.
What other ice cream flavors do you know of that sound weird to you?
Purple Yam
Sweet Corn
Mangosteen (A tropical fruit)
Durian (Resembles Jackfruit but has a deadly aroma -- an acquired taste)
Cheese (No specific type on labels but tastes like Cheddar)
Coconut
Mango
Avocado
etc.
We locals never thought them strange and to this day I like most of those flavors, especially Cheese, Purple Yam, Sweet Corn, and Avocado.
These days chefs and diners are more adventurous. I remember having ice cream flavored with black pepper, and another time I had jasmine-flavored ice cream at some fancy restaurant.
What other ice cream flavors do you know of that sound weird to you?