每年四月的第二个周二都是Free Cone Day!cone的意思是圆锥体,也可以指圆锥形物,像是用以盛冰激凌的可食的锥形蛋卷,或是马路上用来隔离的锥形路标,都可以叫cone~
所以说Free Cone Day字面意思更准确的说应该是免费冰淇淋甜筒节。但事实上这一天免费可以吃到的既有cone还有cup,所以就姑且宽泛的称之为冰淇淋节吧。
这免费冰淇淋节是Ben & Jerry's赞助哒。Ben & Jerry's是一个美国冰淇淋品牌,不过现在被联合利华收购了,所以也可以算是英国冰淇淋品牌吧。。。看这品牌名应该不难猜到,是两个人名放在一起的:正是两个好基友Ben Cohen及Jerry Greenfield创办的。Ben & Jerry's在欧美可算是能与哈根达斯相庭抗礼的冰淇淋品牌,在超市里同样大小的桶装甚至还更贵一些呢!
在全球大多Ben & Jerry's门店都参与Free Cone Day活动,所以一到这天就会看到店里人头攒动,如果是开在市中心的店还可能大排长龙!不过可惜中国大陆目前还没有Ben & Jerry's店,最近的能吃到的就是中国香港和日本了╮(╯▽╰)╭
Ben & Jerry's冰淇淋以品种繁多且口味新奇著称,看到这么多口味让选择恐惧症的人很捉急啊!
更令人捉急的是,要看懂这些口味是啥意思,选择口味的时候总不能说“这个、“那个吧!下面就来看看Ben & Jerry's有哪些口味吧~
说到冰淇淋口味,如果只会说Vanilla香草味、Chocolate巧克力味、Strawberry草莓味那真是弱爆了。Ben & Jerry's的口味那叫一个让人眼花缭乱:
Cookie Dough(曲奇圈味):其实就是香草冰淇淋中加上曲奇圈(比一般的曲奇饼干更厚实)。
Chocolate Fudge Brownie(巧克力布朗尼味):Fudge Brownie是指用乳脂软糖做的布朗尼(而不是烤的)。
Phish Food(钓鱼乐队味):Phish 读音和fish是一样的,但是Phish Food 可不是“鱼食。Phish 其实是一支美国的摇滚乐队,钓鱼乐队。这款冰淇淋就是以他们来命名的,冰淇淋里会放一些小鱼形状的软糖(marshmallow)呢。
Strawberry Cheesecake(草莓芝士蛋糕味)
Cherry Garcia(樱桃味):为了纪念音乐人Jerry Garcia 。
Chunky Monkey(香蕉巧克力味):因为猴子爱吃香蕉嘛。。。
Clever Cookies(多种曲奇味):就是里面有很多种类的曲奇碎片……
Baked Alaska(北极熊白巧克力味):冰淇淋上有萌萌哒北极熊形状的白巧克力~
以上只是Ben & Jerry's所有口味中的九牛一毛,而且不同地区还有特别口味,比如日本有抹茶(matcha)味的,新加坡有Couch Potato味的,美国有一个口味叫Americone Dream的……也是醉了……
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