So Not the Best Ice Cream Ever

Two people have recommended that I try green tea ice cream. Interestingly, both suggestions came after I raved about the perfection of Edy’s Slow Churned Ice Cream in one form or another (see previous blog posting for one of those forms).

I was a bit hesitant to try green tea ice cream, because I once had a green tea ice pop that a friend very accurately described as tasting like perfume. Obviously popsicles and ice cream are very likely to taste very different, so I finally tried green tea ice cream, with an open mind of course.

Since one of the people suggesting this specifically suggested Haagen-Dazs All Natural Green Tea Ice Cream, I decided to go with that, in the form of those little containers they have in supermarkets. Sadly, I was very much disappointed.

I tasted this ice cream the same way I sample every new flavor I try: with a big heaping tablespoon-full of the ice cream, taking small bites so as not to overwhelm my taste buds.

Upon taking the first bite, I exclaimed “Ew!” or some other outcry of disgust. Assuming that it must be an acquired taste, I then continued eating the rest of the heaping tablespoon of ice cream. With each small bite, it became increasingly less disgusting. By the end, it was not too bad. But I can’t say it was good.

In Green Tea Ice Cream’s defense, green tea is generally not my cup of tea, literally (hahahaha). But then again, when I was little, I hated coffee, but liked coffee ice cream. Anyway, I imagine green tea ice cream must be tasty for people who do enjoy actual green tea.

So to conclude, I was really unimpressed with the green tea ice cream. To its credit, however, at least it didn’t taste like perfume.