Ice Cream Showdown: Viennetta vs Romantica

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, deiseach said:

Is that like Cart Door?

Yeah. They tried to feed it to the Horse but the fucker bolted so they named it after that. A bit like why Simply Red got called Simply Red only with less shit. 

[Pureblood]

3 hours ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

So, they're New Romanticas?

Very good, hat man. 

[Aventus]

That Romantica reminds me of Rosie & Jim for some reason. 

 

I just had flashbacks to a pair of puppets going the shop and putting cakes and broccoli into people's trollies for the banter. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Anyone remember the Sayers cream you could buy in a tub?

[El Rojo]

Christ. Those results are just plain wrong. This is an ice cream Brexit.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

50 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Anyone remember the Sayers cream you could buy in a tub?

No, but fair play to Leo, I don't think I could fill a whole tub.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

3 minutes ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

No, but fair play to Leo, I don't think I could fill a whole tub.

He managed it using a cock ring. It was a one man band.

[Remmie]

5 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

Homemade apple pie and custard beats everything. Hot desserts > cold desserts.

Have you ever tried deep fried ice cream? Would blow your mind T

[Remmie]

4 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Its all for bastards. 

 

Banoffe Pie and Double cream or Sticky Toffee Pudding and Custard is where its at.  

 

 

There should probably be a register for those that like Banana in their desserts 

[Tony Moanero]

6 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Have you ever tried deep fried ice cream? Would blow your mind T

No, I’ve never had that, Rem. I love Baked Alaska, though.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

5 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

Birds Eye made arctic roll when I was a kid, although more often than not we had a supermarket own brand version. 

 

I didn’t notice the raspberry bit when I posted that picture, as it was about 1 o’clock in the morning and I was tired. 

 

This is is the one I remember:

 

 

Seems they did a plum version as well. Great advert.

 

 

Tony knows.

 

Again.

[Tony Moanero]

Used to love these as well. Own brand version day to day, Birds Eye on special occasions.

 

 

 

[Remmie]

41 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

No, I’ve never had that, Rem. I love Baked Alaska, though.

 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

17 hours ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Anyone remember the Sayers cream you could buy in a tub?

Yep. Devon Whip,was it called? Used to go on top of our sunday trifle.

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

Used to love these as well. Own brand version day to day, Birds Eye on special occasions.

 

 

 

I honestly never realised Birds Eye did desserts. What a revelation.

 

I can imagine 'Arry Redknapp advertising Birds Eye Supermousse.

[aRdja]

I don’t really eat ice cream cakes. Big fan of gelato though. Dessert doesn’t get much better than pistachio gelato IMO.

[Trumo]

Never had Romantica. Wouldn't have known what it was until I saw the picture and vaguely remembered it. Viennetta was the epitamy of posh ice cream back in the 80s, when Gino Ginnelli was the 'cool' option and Wall's Soft Scoop was for the hoi polloi.

[Numero Veinticinco]

3 hours ago, aRdja said:

I don’t really eat ice cream cakes. Big fan of gelato though. Dessert doesn’t get much better than pistachio gelato IMO.

Corrrrrrect. Pistachio ice cream in general is amazing. 

[Tony Moanero]

Top 3 flavours 

1. Vanilla (proper Cornish Ice cream, not supermarket own brand rubbish)

2. Pistachio 

3 Rum and raisin

[magicrat]

22 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Its all for bastards. 

 

Banoffe Pie and Double cream or Sticky Toffee Pudding and Custard is where its at.  

 

 

Is true.

 

The original sticky toffee puddings from Cartmel shit all over everything else

[Tony Moanero]

Nah, homemade beats shop bought hands down.

 

Sticky toffee pudding is nice, though.

 

Top 3 hot

Apple pie and custard

Rhubarb crumble and custard

Spotted DIck and custard

 

Top 3 cold

Tiramisu

Triffle

Lemon tart (Tart au citron)

 

I’m not counting ice cream (an accompaniment to other desserts) and cakes, such as doughnuts, carrot cake, etc. (which are snacks, in my opinion).

[Numero Veinticinco]

Crumbles are amazing. 

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

1 minute ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Crumbles are amazing. 

 

 

I always used to regard crumble as a poor man’s pie, but some fruit works better in a pie and others with crumble.

[Pidge]

Honestly putting pie above crumble is nigh on sacrilege.

 

Blackberry and apple crumble with custard and a dollop of clotted cream.

[Tony Moanero]

Pies, though, sweet or savoury, generally speaking, are boss.