8 Totally Weird Ways Our Fans Eat Ben & Jerry’s
We all have our quirks when it comes to enjoying our favourite foods. Some people like their pancakes without maple syrup, for example, which we cannot even fathom. (Seriously, why? Just why?)
And ice cream is, of course, no different.
Fans and Ben & Jerry’s-ers alike have their own ice cream idiosyncrasies, and we couldn’t be happier to learn about all the tub-diving diversity out there. We were particularly bewildered by these 8 totally weird ways our fans eat their Ben & Jerry’s:
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Item number 1
Take it with a Grain of Salt
Yup, we couldn’t believe it either: some people really do eat their ice cream with salt on top. They say it enhances the flavor, brings out more of the caramel and fudge swirls, and even makes it taste a little creamier. (We didn’t think it was even possible for Ben & Jerry’s to taste creamier!) Shake all you like, salty ice cream lovers, but we won’t be adding salt to our recipe anytime soon.
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Item number 2
The Swaperoo
We all have our flavour preferences — maybe you don’t love the caramelised pecans in Wholly Couch, and your spouse isn’t a big fan of the marshmallow swirls in Phish Food. What’s a couple to do? The ol’ swaperoo, that’s what. You dig out your pecans and pass them over to their bowl, they dig out their mallows and send them your way. Boom! Everybody wins.
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Item number 3
Just One Bite (Yeah, Right)
We’re pretty sure everybody’s done this, but for some people it has become their primary way of enjoying their favorite chilly treat. You open the freezer, spoon in hand, and muster all your self-control to have just one bite out of the tub of Phish Food. That’s all you need, right? But 15 minutes later, you’re back for another bite. And then 10 minutes after that, one more. At least there are no bowls to wash!
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Item number 4
The Chunk Extractor
It takes a special kind of chunk-lover to pull this method off. Those who want to maximize their chunk concentration sometimes opt to take their tub out of the freezer and let it melt almost completely. This loosens up all the chunks so they fall to the bottom of the tub. Then they re-freeze the tub, and when they’re ready to dive in, cut off the extra-chunky bottom layer with a serrated knife. After peeling away the container, they’re left with the chunkiest bowl of ice cream you could ever imagine.
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Item number 5
Spread 'Em
Sure, usually ice cream is a scooping affair. But for some Ben & Jerry’s lovers, it’s a spreading affair, too. Like when they spread What a Lotta Chocolate on chocoloate cookies to amp up the cookie count. Or Speculoos? Specu-Love on a biscuit for a sweet and tasty experience. Sounds pretty good to us!
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Item number 6
Oh, Baby!
When we dig into a fresh tub of Chocolate Fudge Brownie, we like to grab the biggest spoon we can find for maximum chocolate euphoria. But some Ben & Jerry’s lovers take the opposit approach and like to use a baby spoon. Why? To properly savour their dessert experience, of course. Smaller bites means more bites, which means more chocolate. Right?
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Item number 7
Flavour Mix 'n' Match!
What do you do when you have one scoop of Half Baked left in the tub and your dessert craving is demanding two scoops? Add a scoop of One Love on top of it, of course! No bowl needed, just some careful flavor pairing instincts and your favourite spoon.
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Item number 8
Family Bonding
Who needs bowls when the whole fam is standing around the kitchen table chatting and catching up? One tub, a bouquet of spoons, and lots of gossip about Uncle Ed’s unruly ear hair. We say One Sweet World is the key to true family bonding.