When you live your life moving from country to country, the longer you’re nomadic and the more places you go, you start to forget which place has which things and which place doesn’t. So it was in the interest of pure scientific research that I felt the need to buy one of these new Chocolate Disc Cornettos, because I honestly can’t remember whether we had Cornetto in the United States or not. They have them in England, certainly, and all over Europe and the Middle East, but it’s been so long since I’ve bought ice cream in the US that the only thing I recall is that I loved Blue Bell (and those of you who aren’t from Texas won’t have a clue what I’m on about with that).
In any case, for those of you who haven’t seen a Cornetto before, for whatever reason, this new Chocolate Disc variety is a fine specimen indeed. On top is the chocolate disc (natch), which has some kind of nut pieces embedded in it. Below that is chocolate chip ice cream with a thick rope of caramel running straight through the middle from top to bottom. The whole thing sits inside a chocolate sugar cone, and inside the bottom of the cone is a solid inch of chocolate, which serves the additional purpose of blocking the ice cream from dripping out. All in all it’s a master piece of engineering. I only bought it because I felt it was my duty to report it to the masses, just in case you hadn’t seen one before.
We, the people of the world, commend and praise you for undertaking such an important experiment. Thanks to enterprising individuals such as yourself, the scientific world continues to move forward in leaps and bounds.
If I lived locally I would present you with a plaque, or at the very least a piece of paper with your name written on it and maybe on of the sparkled unicorn stickers that I have been saving since I was 10 for auspicious and important occasions such as this. Instead, you’ll simply have to be satisfied with ASCII horns: m/
Oh, and we have Cornettos in Australia, too, but I don’t think we have those yummy-looking Chocolate Disc ones. I’ll go to the store tomorrow to investigate and will get back to you.
We, the people of the world, commend and praise you for undertaking such an important experiment. Thanks to enterprising individuals such as yourself, the scientific world continues to move forward in leaps and bounds.
If I lived locally I would present you with a plaque, or at the very least a piece of paper with your name written on it and maybe on of the sparkled unicorn stickers that I have been saving since I was 10 for auspicious and important occasions such as this. Instead, you’ll simply have to be satisfied with ASCII horns: \m/
Oh, and we have Cornettos in Australia, too, but I don’t think we have those yummy-looking Chocolate Disc ones. I’ll go to the store tomorrow to investigate and will get back to you.
Ah, the famous Melissah! Great to see you here – I’m pleased to learn of the existence of Cornettos in Australia, as well. Science is important.
Ah, the famous Melissah! Great to see you here – I’m pleased to learn of the existence of Cornettos in Australia, as well. Science is important.
ROFLMAO!! A great scientific research indeed. Bon apetite!
ROFLMAO!! A great scientific research indeed. Bon apetite!
Oh my god, I have to try this one! Usually if I eat ice cream here in Sicily, I go for the good stuff from a gelateria but the caramel and the chocolate disc in this one are calling to me…
Oh my god, I have to try this one! Usually if I eat ice cream here in Sicily, I go for the good stuff from a gelateria but the caramel and the chocolate disc in this one are calling to me…
@Nicole: I know first-hand about Italian gelaterias… when i was in Italy I had ice cream about four times a day. I would be huge if I moved there.
@Nicole: I know first-hand about Italian gelaterias… when i was in Italy I had ice cream about four times a day. I would be huge if I moved there.
Wow! I’ve never heard of a cornetto – and so must rely on you, Melissa, to bring this feat of engineering to my attention. I rely on Blue Bell – I covet it. It may even be an addiction. However. . .I see that the cornetto may be my new addiction if I get my hands on one. 😉 Thanks for the ‘heads up’!
Wow! I’ve never heard of a cornetto – and so must rely on you, Melissa, to bring this feat of engineering to my attention. I rely on Blue Bell – I covet it. It may even be an addiction. However. . .I see that the cornetto may be my new addiction if I get my hands on one. 😉 Thanks for the ‘heads up’!
Didn’t we have something similar to the Cornetto in Texas, some kind of cone thing? I can’t remember what it was called, but I thought we had something like it…
Didn’t we have something similar to the Cornetto in Texas, some kind of cone thing? I can’t remember what it was called, but I thought we had something like it…
Looks like a DrumStick (http://tinyurl.com/265zlm) to me, but better! 😀
Looks like a DrumStick (http://tinyurl.com/265zlm) to me, but better! 😀
@ChiliMac: *thank* you, I’ve been trying to think of the name “DrumStick” for a week now!
Actually, now that I’m looking at that link you sent I think DrumSticks and Cornettos are probably the same thing… see that stylized heart logo for Good Humor? Well, that’s called Wall’s in the UK and Algida in Europe and the Middle East… and of course Algida are the makers of Cornetto. Certainly that DrumStick in the picture looks like one of our Cornetto varieties. So it’s probably very similar if not the same.
I think the name difference is due to the fact that in people in England (and most English-speakers throughout Europe) refer to an ice cream cone in general as a “cornet,” which I think sounds silly, but a lot of European phraseology sounds silly to me.
Team research is the best.
@ChiliMac: *thank* you, I’ve been trying to think of the name “DrumStick” for a week now!
Actually, now that I’m looking at that link you sent I think DrumSticks and Cornettos are probably the same thing… see that stylized heart logo for Good Humor? Well, that’s called Wall’s in the UK and Algida in Europe and the Middle East… and of course Algida are the makers of Cornetto. Certainly that DrumStick in the picture looks like one of our Cornetto varieties. So it’s probably very similar if not the same.
I think the name difference is due to the fact that in people in England (and most English-speakers throughout Europe) refer to an ice cream cone in general as a “cornet,” which I think sounds silly, but a lot of European phraseology sounds silly to me.
Team research is the best.
I LOVE caramel discs! Here in Turkey we would beg the sales man for “Karameli disk” at camp. They were often out cause everyone loves them!