Opening up the container, you are greeted by the aroma of fresh pecans. I can't say custard looks terribly different than "regular" ice cream.
So, after having tried it, I know my gut was right: There's no need to order butter pecan on a menu, there are just too many other exciting flavors to try. Don't get me wrong, this is a quality product, I'm just not excited by the flavor. I didn't really notice much of a butter taste, instead, it's all about the pecans. They're a nice quality, and there's a decent amount of them, but overall I would say that they're a bit too salty. As much as I love salty snacks, I don't want to taste salt when I'm done with one, and I do a little bit here. Now that I think about it, I can't think of any flavors that use salted nuts. So kudos for trying to be a bit different...as long as that is what your customers want.
Before I leave, I should talk about the whole frozen custard versus ice cream debate. Frozen custard uses a custard (egg) base and you think the difference would be night and day, but I was too distracted by the pecans to notice. I'll have to go back for another go around and see what's up.
On Second Scoop: I just can't get over the salty taste of this ice cream. Granted, I don't love pecans, so that isn't helping. Even if you don't scoop a pecan, the base still tastes like salty pecans. Actually, maybe that's just how pecans taste or something. Oh well, this is obviously a quality product and I'd love to try one of their other flavors. I recommend this one for pecan lovers only.
Nutrition: 81g: 200 / 110-6 / (1) / 4 - (66mg of cholesterol)
Note: Gilles is manufactured by Schoep's Ice Cream and not to be confused with Gilles Frozen Custard Stand
No comments:
Post a Comment
*** All comments are moderated ***
Expect a delay before they are posted