AIBU to wonder why hazelnut ice cream is so hard to find?

[Hollowgast]

I love ice cream, but the god tier in my opinion is hazelnut. I've had it in France, Spain, Italy and at an Italian gelateria in London but it is virtually impossible to buy in the UK. Mint choc chip is complete pigswill in comparison but the bloody stuff is available everywhere? AIBU?

@Mermaidwaves not rose as such but worth a try (although I found it not quite right, bit too sweet or something, not sure).
www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/levantine-table-turkish-delight-ice-cream/741162-753068-753069

talking of flavours sounds awful but years ago I had brown bread ice cream at a church fete and it was delicious. wish they made that flavour. BTW what is the difference between ice cream and gelato, please?

@Gladioli23

I have switched to Grom ice-cream. It's very expensive but it's a lot cheaper than a trip to Italy...

I don't understand why it's so difficult to find in this country either. :(

We don't get that much of it here either. My local supermarket has a tiny separate fridge with some little pots of Grom at €7 a pop. Can you get Venchi over there? That's the best IMO. Mind you, Haagen Dazs takes some beating for me. (don't tell the natives)

It's coconut ice cream that I can never find! It's delicious. Lidl had some once ages ago but not since then.

Ice cream is mostly made from cream, gelato is mostly made from milk.

Actually I encountered some delicious icecream at a national trust place a few weeks ago. I think the brand was Sussex Ice-cream. It was a marmalade icecream, seriously the creamiest icecream I've ever had, had an almost marshmallow, plumpy texture.

@LazyMareofEastown

Buy a bottle of Frangelico and serve over really good vanilla ice cream. Boozy hazelnut heaven 😍.

(Add espresso for the full affogato).

You just gave me my new hobby.

Best flavour ever OP! I used to make my own but now I live within walking distance of a gelato shop, it’s dangerous.

@labazslovesliving

talking of flavours sounds awful but years ago I had brown bread ice cream at a church fete and it was delicious. wish they made that flavour. BTW what is the difference between ice cream and gelato, please?

My grandma used to make this - it was amazing. The breadcrumbs were toasted with sugar so it had quite a nutty caramelly flavour, but more interesting. Loved it.

@ILookAtTheFloor

It's coconut ice cream that I can never find! It's delicious. Lidl had some once ages ago but not since then.

Waitrose coconut and Lime icecream is good.

Cashew icecream is the best

[quote Jeds55]@Talipesmum thank you for info on pistachio ice cream. I'm pregnant and really want it but can't find it in any shops, to Waitrose it is[/quote]
Just a warning that they don’t always have it in - I buy it whenever I see it.

If you are going through a pistachio phase (very understandable!) may I recommend pistachio creme, basically pistacho Nutella spread. I buy it from Amazon if i can’t get it in a local deli. The pisti brand has a particularly high pistachio percentage and is vg. Spread on toast, stir into yoghurt, spoon over ice cream, mix into porridge (it goes green!), crumpets, croissants, neat with a spoon…

Love of nutty type icecreams - Waitrose (again!) also sell a tahini icecream, which I liked. Wasn't top notch but made a nice change. Needed more flavour IMHO.

In France you can get the most divine pear ice cream. Like a magnum but with pear ice cream and dark chocolate. Ive not seen anything like it here.

I'm permanently searching for brown-bread ice cream if anyone knows. Better than it sounds.

I might have asked for an ice cream maker for Christmas so that I can make my own flavours

@Cocomarine Sainsburys sell hazelnut yogurt

If you have a local Polish supermarket see if they sell this brand, which is great quality and features a hazelnut tub grycan.pl/en/oferta/ice-cream/in-boxes/

The Polish Grycan brand also do walnut, and pistachio.

@ILookAtTheFloor

It's coconut ice cream that I can never find! It's delicious. Lidl had some once ages ago but not since then.

joe delucci coconut ice cream (gelato) is officially the best coconut ice cream ever!

i have undertaken significant research to determine this fact so say this with complete confidence

they also do a hazelnut... and a pistachio...

@ILookAtTheFloor

It's coconut ice cream that I can never find! It's delicious. Lidl had some once ages ago but not since then.

Aldi have some in at the moment! Tesco also stocked it when I was online shopping from them last year. Co-op used to do a lush coconut and chocolate (I think?) one, but discontinued it.

I have been searching for bounty choc ices or ice cream tubs, but they seem to have totally vanished everywhere.

You can defo get it in Lidl.

Ooh these recommendations are exciting. I love hazelnut ice cream. Might go to Waitrose tomorrow now.

I believe hazelnut yoghurt disappeared for so long because of the botulism outbreak in the 80s (1986?). Hazelnut yoghurt was at the centre of it, so they were all pulled from the shelves, and presumably took a long time for the market to recover.

Love the frangelico idea!

Mint choc chip is fine - not one of the evil flavours like raspberry riple

Also love pistachio, but the best flavours are coffee or a really good vanilla

I can recommend Grom too! Fab texture.

I'd forgotten about frangelico over ice cream, bloody delicious