Canadian Tries British Chocolate and a Flake 99

Another British video for you, this time chocolate and ice cream, I'm sure I have found a way to screw it up!
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#flake #qualitystreet #icecream #icecreamcone #doubledecker

[@minatran3652]

We do that in Australia 🇦🇺 too have vanilla ice cream 🍦with the chocolate 🍫 flake .

[@TalentlessCooking]

@minatran3652 I was wondering that, we don't do that here, even on the east coast where there's much more UK tradition.

[@minatran3652]

@@TalentlessCooking oh ok .

[@francesmarie2131]

From the Cadbury website: An Ice Cream served in a cone with a Flake 99 is the UK's favourite ice cream. In the days of the monarchy in Italy the King had an elite guard consisting of 99 soldiers. Subsequently anything really special or first class was known as "99". When Cadbury launched its small Flake for ice creams in 1930, the UK ice cream industry was dominated by ex-pat Italians. So, to appeal to Italians we called our superb Flake a "99".

[@TalentlessCooking]

@@francesmarie2131 why do I bother doing any research, I should just go see what the copywrite says

[@minatran3652]

I ❤ Cadbury flake chocolate 🍫 .

[@TalentlessCooking]

@@minatran3652 they make very good chocolate!

[@minatran3652]

@@TalentlessCooking yeah they do . One time my twin sister and I made pavlova our support worker crumbled the Cadbury flake chocolate on top of it .

[@lefthandedpenman353]

I believe the principle is to insert the flake immediately, possibly even using a frozen flake, so it breaks apart, creating a sprinkle effect.
Nothing beats a warm ale on a cold rainy beach.

[@TalentlessCooking]

@lefthandedpenman353 I'll call ahead next time. Maybe they will do it for me, and maybe warm up an ale in one of those warming treys.

[@lefthandedpenman353]

@TalentlessCooking it could also be that the texture is good for dipping, maximum surface area and such. Call Alton Brown, I'm not a food scientist.

[@drewsreviews83]

They actually sell a product called flake 99 as well which is smaller half sized flakes specifically to put into ice cream!

[@TalentlessCooking]

@drewsreviews83 I had no idea, that's probably a good idea. Otherwise, the ice cream guy would be covered in melted chocolate shrapnel. 🤣

[@KevinAndCatTravel]

I appreciate the fact u traveled all the way back with a soft serve for a 30 second bit 😅

[@TalentlessCooking]

The short I'm particularly proud of, but yeah it's not something I'll try again anytime soon.

[@ChrisShadowens]

At least your soft-serve made it home mostly intact. Here, I wouldn't make it from the door to the car before it liquefied then dripped onto the sizzling asphalt.
Flake always looks interesting to me, I'll have to see if I can find some or order it online.

[@TalentlessCooking]

@@ChrisShadowens check the British section at Walmart!

[@ChrisShadowens]

@@TalentlessCooking I always forget they have one, and I was just there yesterday!

[@TalentlessCooking]

@ChrisShadowens I was there Saturday, they had single and multipack. Found an interesting comparison item, I can't wait for it to cool down so I can use my oven.

[@AdventuresInSnacking]

That 99 is a nostalgic image. Havent had one since i was little. Im not sure if its called that here. It might be. I always assumed it was called a 99 in the UK because it was 99p. Apparently not.😊

[@TalentlessCooking]

@AdventuresInSnacking the story I heard is that the original location of the icecream vendor was 99 whatever street, in Scotland. More recently the rumor was it's the price, but I think it was 20p when it came out. Most places it's over 99p now.