Ice cream and curious: different flavors and uses of ice cream in meals

O ice cream it can be much more than a simple dessert. That's what chef Raphael Vieira, from 31 Restaurante, defends, who promoted an Ice Cream Festival until April 2nd. He believes that ice cream can be served as a starter or accompaniment to main courses, surprising customers with unusual flavors.

A tasting sequence with different flavors

The chef prepared a tasting sequence, with flavors such as bread, Jerusalem artichoke, kombucha, spirulina, onion, black garlic, honey and banana jam. The idea is to create moments of tension and provoke different stimuli in the mouth, with acidic and unctuous flavors that clean the palate.

The highlight of the festival: onion ice cream

But the highlight of the festival was the onion ice cream, an unusual delicacy that made many people curious. Unlike other flavors, which use flavorings, onion ice cream is made from a sauce of onions.

The result is an ice cream with a salted caramel flavor, which surprises and conquers the most demanding palates.

Other flavors also drew attention at the festival. Bread ice cream, for example, is made with an infusion of house bread in a traditional ice cream base, and features crunchy bits. Black garlic ice cream, on the other hand, requires patience and technique, as it needs to be prepared in advance to acquire the characteristic flavor.

trying new flavors

The ice cream festival at 31 Restaurante shows that it is possible to innovate and surprise with unusual flavors that go far beyond the traditional dessert. It is an opportunity to try new flavors and discover unexpected combinations that can transform the gastronomic experience into something even more special.