Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Bites / Coffee Filter Treat or Trick?
Posted by Nicki Wood on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:16 AM
As discussed before here, some kids make the effort to order bizarre combinations at yogurt and ice cream places. But at Maggie Moo recently, I put my foot down: "You can't have a scoop of mint and a scoop of coffee together in the same cup. Why? Because coffee and mint are natural enemies, like the foon and the spork."
The solution was to divide the two between two cups and have brownies mixed into both. I was tempted by the coffee ice cream, but once I tasted it, well, it just can't hold a candle to Better Batter with Butterfinger mix-in.
In your assessment of the flavor spectrum, what other combinations are natural enemies?
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Vanilla and orange sherbet. Those two were my favorite flavors growing up and I always tried to combine them at Baskin-Robbins to universal horrid effect.
Like Crest and orange juice.
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Not to rain on the parade some more, but coffee and mint go quite well together, especially if you add in a little chocolate as well. And as jamiealex stated, creamsicle's orange and vanilla is the definition of a classic combination.
Rain away, mouse. Taste is an individual thing and they always say there's no accounting for it.
Creamsicles were never a favorite of mine, only tolerable because they were usually way more creamy than orange-y.
The acid of the sherbet made the vanilla taste like curdled milk to me.
I totally respect your right to like something I hate. Hell, I drank Schmidt Beer all through college.
But what flavor combos don't work for you?
Rain away, mouse. Taste is an individual thing and they always say there's no accounting for it.
Creamsicles were never a favorite of mine, only tolerable because they were usually way more creamy than orange-y.
The acid of the sherbet made the vanilla taste like curdled milk to me.
I totally respect your right to like something I hate. Hell, I drank Schmidt Beer all through college.
But what flavor combos don't work for you?
The coffee and brownie combo is one of the best at Maggie Moo's. Their Better Batter is way too sweet for my liking, I can never finish my portion with that ice cream. Same goes for Cold Stone, except their batter version is a bit worse (in my opinion, of course).
I really like the Better Batter flavor at Maggie Moo's. What I don't like is that their combo of Better Batter/brownies/fudge/sprinkles is called "Better Batter Boogie Board." Although I'm not too old to enjoy such a sickeningly sweet combo, I am far to old to say that name out loud without feeling like an idiot.
As for flavor combos, I personally don't care for mint with anything except chocolate, really.
Wait! I like mint (the herb mint) in food. I just specifically don't like it in sweet things except for with chocolate.
Sigh. Now I just feel silly.
I don't want to gross y'all out, but I once had a nightmare that I accidentally ate vanilla ice cream with Comet cleanser sprinkled on top. I can still remember what it tasted like to my unconscious self.
I would like a scientific explanation for why toothpaste destroys the flavor anything orange related. Surely there could be a weaponized version the sensation of drinking OJ immediately after brushing.
There is not enough time to elaborate on the why- but in sixth grade I ate a nacho cheese Dorito covered in maple sryup and black pepper. That is not a good flavour combo and to this day I still throw up a little in my mouth when I think of it.
Alwayshungry,
I'm not a scientist, but as I understand it, toothpaste is a detergent and thus is base on the litmus scale. Orange juice is very acidic. So the juxtaposition makes the juice taste very sour and masks the yummy sugar that makes OJ so delightful.
