what your ice cream preference tells about your character

[smiki]

What if I like almost every, no, strike that, every kind of ice cream almost equally?

But if I really had to pick favourites, according to this, I am mainly romantic and snuggly, and also, but a wee bit less, practical and charming. And also a good measure of especially faithful. (Imagine ordering ice cream like that )

But in good combinations almost any flavor can work great.

Gah, now I'm in a mood for some ice cream.

 

[thestrangequark]

@ thestrangequark:
That's an interesting observation. What do you think is behind it?
Personally, I tend to believe that certain food traditions in the families might be the reason. In my experience people may adapt to foreign societies quickly on the outside, but they always have a strong tendency to keep traditional recipes/food preferences.
An ex of mine is part Native, part African American and part European (Italian & British). He's a cook by profession and does the most interesting (and yummy!) fusion of Italian, Ethiopian and Cayun cuisines.

Yeah, I don't think there is anything revolutionary behind it, just traditions influencing tastes.

We also did a survey of patrons after I got into an argument with my coworker over what one calls chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams served together. Neapolitan, of course, right? Except my coworker thought it was "Napoleon" ice cream. I tried to convince him he was wrong and we ended up surveying every customer as to what they thought. Sadly, 50% of New Yorkers think neapolitan ice cream is called "Napoleon" ice cream.

 

[Methos]

*licks his phone*

nope... ice cream sandwich tells me nothing about my personally... aside from having ocd about no smudge marks...

*wipes screen thoroughly*

M

 

[MacLeod]

All this talk of ice cream has made me want some. At the moment it's Strawberry and Vanila with a ripple of strawberry sauce.

 

[Qutluch]

@ thestrangequark:
That's an interesting observation. What do you think is behind it?
Personally, I tend to believe that certain food traditions in the families might be the reason. In my experience people may adapt to foreign societies quickly on the outside, but they always have a strong tendency to keep traditional recipes/food preferences.
An ex of mine is part Native, part African American and part European (Italian & British). He's a cook by profession and does the most interesting (and yummy!) fusion of Italian, Ethiopian and Cayun cuisines.

Yeah, I don't think there is anything revolutionary behind it, just traditions influencing tastes.

We also did a survey of patrons after I got into an argument with my coworker over what one calls chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams served together. Neapolitan, of course, right? Except my coworker thought it was "Napoleon" ice cream. I tried to convince him he was wrong and we ended up surveying every customer as to what they thought. Sadly, 50% of New Yorkers think neapolitan ice cream is called "Napoleon" ice cream.

I absolutely love Neopolitan, not Napoleon! It is one of the rare ice creams where brand name matters though. Some companies do it so much better than others!

 

[MacLeod]

Can I get a Wellington Ice cream instead of a Napoleon, as I much prefer the taste of victory rather than the bitter taste of defeat.

 

[Lumi]

I hate boring ice cream.

I need like a whole lot of cookies mixed up in mine.

Or something like... double peanut butter.

MMMMMMMM

 

[trekkiedane]

Sorry for that -just found it and thought it fitted the thread.

 

[Amaris]

Sorry for that -just found it and thought it fitted the thread.

Zing!

(also, I read the lines in their voices)

 

[trekkiedane]

I need to go look at some clips then -I only know their German voices

 

[Thestral]

So, what if you've grown to prefer Italian Ice with custard on top? /Rita'saddict

 

[iguana_tonante]

What the fuck is "stracciatella"?

It's the gelato of the gods. (Rhubarbodendron -had to copy&paste it- explained it very well.) It's my favourite flavour: my ice creams are usually stracciatella + something else (coffee, chocolate, pistachio, or something nutty).

I hate boring ice cream.

Then I would say you never tried good ice cream. Less is more.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

LOL at the copy and paste thing. Maybe it's time to go a bit off-topic and explain the name's origin:
It's a chimera of rhubarb & rhododendron. Last year I mentioned in terranchat that - uncommon for the season - there was fresh rhubarb in the market and the rhododendrons were already in full bloom. RJDiogenes liked the sound (and spelling) of "Rhubarb and Rhododendron" upon which I challenged him to say that quickly 3 times. He came up with "Rhubarbodenodron". As he had invited me to join the BBS I thought it'd make a great name but unfortunately it turned out to be too long for TrekBBS' software to accept it. So I shortened it to Rhubarbodendron.

@ trekkiedane: I'd have never guessed you being German. Your English is excellent!

@MacLeod (btw, do you happen to be friends with Methos?) & @thestrangequark:
In Germany the combination of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream is called Fuerst Pueckler since that nobleman (or his cook, rather) is said to have invented it.

@smiki:
If you like every ice cream equally, you must be the most balanced person in the universe

 

[trekkiedane]

@ trekkiedane: I'd have never guessed you being German. Your English is excellent!

Hmmm, maybe the composite that is my nick will explain: I'm a Trekkie and I'm a Dane

The thing is: I watched Trek on German TV back during first run -It wasn't shown in Denmark till sometime in the nineties AFAIR.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Ah! I see. And I always loved H.C. Andersen, though I never had the chance yet to read his works in Danish (it looks rather similar to Dutch, at a first glance)

LOL who'd have thought that an icecream oracle also reveals the origin of that many nicknames

 

[trekkiedane]

If you know German and Danish (and a bit of English I suppose) I'm pretty sure you should be able to understand (especially written -of course) Dutch without much further study.

I never really tried though, in my experience the Dutch are also very adept at English

 

[smiki]

@smiki:
If you like every ice cream equally, you must be the most balanced person in the universe

I am gonna go on a limb here, and say that despite it being scientifically backed up, that piece of speculation is incorrect.

 

[Qutluch]

Does the brand of ice cream matter?

 

[rhubarbodendron]

I don't think so. Though the manufacturers would propably disagree

If you know German and Danish (and a bit of English I suppose) I'm pretty sure you should be able to understand (especially written -of course) Dutch without much further study.

I never really tried though, in my experience the Dutch are also very adept at English

It's the other way round: I speak German and a little Dutch (just good enough to post on a Dutch Trek board without the other members rolling on the floor). But Danish, at least written Danish, appears to be rather similar to Dutch. I managed to get the gist of a Danish wikipedia entry about H.C. Andersen.

The Dutch are so good at English because they get the original versions of all TV series. In Germany absolutely everything gets translated. It is a miracle that DS9 wasn't published as 'Tiefraum 9'

Talking of Trek: Deanna Troi, Wesley Crusher and Alexander Rhozenko are fond of chocolate ice cream and Klingons are generally said to be chocolate addicts.
That fits the ice cream oracle surprisingly well, as Klingons do everything with great passion, Wes always wears his heart on his sleeve and being empathically talented, Deana must naturally have a certain amount of passion (after all, compassion isn't derived from passion for nothing).

 

[Qutluch]

6) coffee: practical
Cappuccino, Mokka, Espresso - people who like coffee ice cream are extremely practical and very reasonable. Thinking ahead, making plans and having ideas are some of their favourite occupations. In addition, they are very convincing. In love, the coffee-fan is more interested in intellectual bonding than in physical love.

Janeway liked coffee ice cream, and the description actually fits a Captain extremely well.