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Yuzu and lemon grass, baked caramelized apple, matcha green tea topped with coconut shavings, Piedmont chestnuts or raw almonds, cereal crops and fennel. We make a selection of the best ice creams in a tub, both industrial and artisanal, to taste where we most want. Of course, rigorously with a spoon.
Mövenpick
With caramelised walnut and Canadian maple syrup, with Ceylon cinnamon, with Iranian pistachio, with Swiss chocolate or Bourbon vanilla from the tropical forests of Madagascar. Mövenpick it is probably the most gourmet globally distributed tub ice cream. Made with fresh cream from Swiss cows, in Spain it can be found in two formats: the 900 ml and the 175 ml which comes in a plastic spoon. “hidden” under the lid. Ready for the street.
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Crafts and environment. These are the keys to the frozen world of Fernando Saez, Rioja ice cream maker and international ice cream teacher, and his wife Mª Ángeles González. Its ice creams, which take shape in the Obrador Grate, in Viana, Navarra and they end their trip at the dellaSera ice cream parlor, located in the center of Logroño, they are a tribute to local products and flavors. One of the novelties of this year, for example, “Summer walk”, travels a section of the Camino de Santiago that connects the workshop with the ice cream parlor mixing raw almonds, fennel and cereal crops.
Ben&Jerry’s
It all started in 1978 with a course in making ice cream by correspondence and a gas station in Burlington, Vermont. And it ended up, so to speak, in the refrigerators of half the world. Without thereby altering its essence. And it is that very few times we have the sensation of being in an American movie like when we sink the spoon in a tub of Ben&Jerry’s. Strawberry cheesecake, chocolate and peanut butter, vanilla and chocolate cookies. The double texture of these ice creams is a trademark as much as the puns with which they go on sale. Its motto is “Peace, love and ice cream.”
rocambolesc
Savor a piece of El Celler de Can Roca it is always appreciated and more if it is ice cream. Born out of pure love of ice cream from Jordi Roca, the smallest of the Roca brothers and responsible for the sweet part of the famous restaurant in Girona, rocambolesc is a dream ice cream parlor in which craftsmanship, creativity and flavor find their perfect balance. Led by Alejandra Rivas, Jordi’s wife and also an expert in sweet and sub-zero cuisine, the project rocambolesc It already has four points of sale. Asparagus and truffle ice cream, mojito sorbet and baked apple ice cream are just some of the options in a take away container.
La Romana
The first ice cream parlor La Romana It opened in Rimini, Italy, in 1947. Now, 70 years later, it has numerous stores both in its country of birth and abroad. A case of success based on one of the products in which he knows best how to show off the Made in Italy. Piedmont chestnut cream, biscotto (biscuit) della nonna, cremino al caffè, blueberry, elderberry and lemon and, one of the classics, zabaglione (egg cream, sugar and Marsala wine). And a few vegan-friendly options. Each point of sale autonomously chooses which flavors to offer at a certain time and how to rotate them based on seasonality.
Sandro Desii
Sandro Desii is a Catalan company that has been dedicated, for no less than 50 years, to pasta and ice cream. Sorbets, ice creams and a new very successful line based on extra virgin olive oil complete an offer based on daring combinations such as yuzu and lemon-grass, lemon and basil, citrus and vegetables, lime and celery and so on up to 50. The format The tub is available in three varieties: 600 ml buckets, 100 ml cardboard tubs with a teaspoon under the lid and, barattolino, the most original, a 120 ml glass jar with a hermetic screw lid.
Mixture
When the first store opened its doors four years ago Mixture in Madrid’s Calle Figueroa, in the foodie world they didn’t talk about anything else. And is not for less. At each point of sale – there are already four in the capital – not only is ice cream made by hand and using quality raw materials, but also “If things” tailored to the client. Using a granite flake at -20º and some spatulas, the ice cream is mixed with the chosen topping, making it another ingredient. The tubs are also customizable. All stores Mistura also have a home delivery system: up to three toppings can be chosen.
Häagen-Dazs
The Häagen-Dazs story began in New York in 1962 with just three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. Now this gourmet ice cream brand that no spoon can resist reaches all corners of the world with a wide range of tastes and formats. The most traditional, the half-liter tub, comes with very useful information on the seal under the lid: the time it takes for this ice cream to reach the perfect temperature to be tasted. One of the novelties this year is the Salted Caramel Cheesecake, a cheesecake with caramelized biscuit and salted caramel sauce, a mix between two super classics of the brand.
Ice Cream Kiss
Strawberries from a Coruña farm, coffee liqueur from a winery in Ourense, banana from the Canary Islands, Argentine dulce de leche, Valrhona chocolate, Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar and a common ingredient: cow’s milk “Happy” from his own farm, Granxa O Cancelo. Born to face the Galician crisis in the dairy sector, Ice Cream Kiss boasts an artisan production process with natural ingredients. In the 500 ml thermal cubes the ice creams -all gluten-free- keep well between an hour and a half and two hours. In addition, its weight is real, since air is not added to these ice creams.
Chocolate Mill
It does not matter if it is a Roscón de Reyes, a macaron or an éclair. Everything that Ricardo Vélez does in this pastry shop next to the Retiro is embroidered. As usual, a part of the offer of Chocolate Mill it is renewed according to the season. Just this week, Vélez presents its new collection of ice creams for the summer. Chocolate 70% cocoa, Piedmont hazelnut, violet caramel, lemon lime, mara des bois strawberry, raspberry sorbet and Madagascar vanilla. They come in 200 ml jars with a spoon. Perfect for a walk in the park.