There are many ice-cream uncles along orchard road. They're strategically positioned near road junctions and other high traffic areas. They sell mostly the same stuff. A nice thick slice of ice-cream wedged between a slice of bread or small scoops of ice-cream in a mixture of flavours tucked into a plastic cup. It's a little piece of heaven in the sweltering heat. All at a dollar each.
Amidst all this competition, it seems that one uncle has found a way to differentiate himself... By adding roasted peanuts to his vanilla ice-cream. It's so yummy I traipsed down from Far East Plaza, walked along the Lucky Plaza and Paragon stretch and crossed the road just to get a cup of ice-cream from him. I know another friend who does it too. I wonder how many people out there have a craving for 'peanuty' ice-cream as well.
I was rewarded today for my loyal patronage with a more 'peanuty' than usual cup of ice-cream. The uncle sprinkled a fresh batch of peanuts into his ice-cream just after my order. Yummy. Its really good. All crunchy and a wee bit salty.
Well if Ben&Jerry's eventually comes up with a special concoction for its Singapore clientele, maybe it can consider something vanilla with roasted peanuts. "Nuts about vanilla" anyone?
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