Deposit several scoops of ice cream into a tall glass, garnish with an entire orchard’s worth of fruit and one ice cream cone. Serve with a dash of disinterested Eastern European customer service.
This is the most bizarre sundae I’ve ever seen in my life, and that’s saying something, considering how much ice cream I eat. I love ice cream, and, in particular, that delicious soft serve ice cream that costs less than 25 cents and can be found throughout the former Soviet republics.
Late one evening in Yerevan, after finishing dinner at a decent Chinese restaurant, everyone hopped in their respective SUVs (American diplomats, natch) for a morozhenoe run. We ended up at some outdoor pseudo Middle Eastern cafe that looked as if it had been jacked from a Hollywood movie set and deposited in downtown Yerevan. All that mattered, though, was that they served ice cream and coffee. I opted for a traditional vanilla/chocolate combination, but Andrew decided to be the brave man in the group and order the descriptionless “Sharm-El” sundae. The above photo shows what he ended up with. I’m glad I stuck with my highly unoriginal ice cream order, as a smörgåsbord of fruit only serves to defile the ice cream. Too damn healthy.
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From Ann:
That’s scary. I just need sprinkles on my ice cream…
From Lindsay:
I go pretty wild at an ice cream toppings bar…sprinkles, every single sauce available, nuts, whipped cream, cherries, etc etc
(although I think you saw that as I topped off my Astros mini helmet)
From Vartan:
I’ve never been more freaked out by ice cream. Is that a face??
From Darcy:
Yummy,that’s the way I like my ice cream.I am from Europe.Unfortunately here in States it’s hard to find ice cream with lots of fresh fruit and real whipped cream.Maybe in upscale places.
From expat 21:
Wow, what a great photo–this looks delicious! What about explaining here how to make it?
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