A Short List of America’s Favorite Flavors
Frozen Jose Mier Reports on The U.S.’s Top Picks I guess I lean toward the exotic when it comes to ice cream flavors but the rest of America seems to go for tried and true. Still, almost any ice cream is a good choice and isn’t this site all about frozen desserts in any form? …. Read More
How About Some Dioscorea Alata Ice Cream?
Frozen Jose Mier Unearths Ube Happy national ice cream day! That’s right. July 16 is national ice cream day and what better flavor to celebrate with than ube? What? You’ve never eaten ube ice cream? Then you’re obviously not from Hawaii. Ube is the popular Hawaiian name for the purple yam whose Latin name is …. Read More
California Goes Neapolitan
Jose Mier Surprised at Golden State’s Favorite Frozen Jose Mier here. I don’t know if I believe it or not but according to Taste of Home, each State of the Union has its own favorite (or most popular) flavor of ice cream and my State, California seems to go for Neapolitan ice cream. Yes, really. …. Read More
To The Top! (Of Your Ice Cream)
More is Always Better In America we like things big. We love more. SUVs. Warehouse stores. Venti Americano Espresso. Two (make that three) scoops of ice cream. We don’t often settle for dainty, European-sized portions. Even Sir Mix-A-Lot rapped about his love for large items. And so, in the pursuit of more, we celebrate that …. Read More
Spicy Jose Mier: Firecracker Ice Cream
Jose Mier Feels the Frozen Burn I love to unearth novel an exciting frozen desserts. As you know I’ve documented several obscure but fun ice cream flavors over the last few weeks and today’s addition is no exception. Firecracker Ice Cream. It’s appropriate that as we just celebrated the 4th of July (and yes, despite …. Read More
Jose Mier Does the Banana Split
Okay, so the title is a reference to an old kids’ live action TV show that only old-timers remember now, but one of the songs featured on this show was “Doin’ the Banana Split.” Enough trivia. It’s time to talk frozen desserts. We can certainly create more sophisticated desserts given time and effort, but there’s …. Read More
Jose Mier Dissects Rainbow Ice Cream
Jose Mier on the Trail of A Multicolor Treat My Frozen Jose Mier freezer is getting full. That’s because all this research into ice cream flavors makes me continuously hungry for this ubiquitous frozen dessert. I’m a sucker for new, unique or otherwise noteworthy flavors and my freezer pays the price. It will take me …. Read More
Jose Mier Goes European with Nutella Ice Cream
Welcome to another Jose Mier ice cream post. If you’ve ever been to Europe (or even to Mexico or Canada) you’ve realized there’s something different when you arrive at the breakfast table. In all these places you’ll probably find that uniquely-shaped jar of chocolate-hazelnut spread know as Nutella waiting for you. It’s kind of a …. Read More
Jose Mier and the Great White North: Moon Mist Ice Cream
Frozen Jose Mier again with another spectacular find. As you know in other posts (like the Superman Ice Cream post), I’ve tried to highlight little-known or obscure ice cream flavors. Some are not well-know because they’re regional favorites, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t enjoy them. I hope by shining a light …. Read More
Twix Cookies & Creme Ice Cream Bars
[New for 2020] Man oh man, am I excited for today’s review. I have been drooling over everyone’s instagram pictures of these for awhile now… but, like I love to do, i will add a disclaimer. I have had the non ice cream version of these and they were kind of disappointing. I waited so …. Read More