Ice cream

Various ice cream flavors with Shanghai scallion noodle featured in the middle

Ice cream is becoming hugely popular in China, as shops experiment with sweet — and savory — flavors

Food

As China experiments with frozen treats, people can now find popsicles shaped like the Great Wall of China, boba tea-flavored ice pops and even peppercorn-flavored ice cream. China’s gelato shop owners say ice cream is gaining popularity the same way coffee did 30 years ago.

Design for the Real World: Ice Cream Cone

Arts, Culture & Media

Design for the Real World: Ice Cream Cone

Arts, Culture & Media
Ube ice cream

Travel the world on an ice cream tour in Los Angeles

Food
An employee prepares a scoop of ice cream at the Miko Carte d'Or, part of the Unilever group, factory in Saint-Dizier, France, May 4, 2016.

A cyclone in Madagascar could mean you’ll pay more for ice cream this summer

Economics
Reporter Daniel Estrin suggested Ben & Jerry create Fission Food - playing off of the classic "Phish Food" flavor

What does Ben & Jerry’s ice cream have to do with the Iran nuclear deal?

Culture

The Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company is known for their themed flavors. Remember Americone Dream? The Tonight Dough? Well, our Middle East reporter is pushing for the ice cream moguls to turn their spoofing talents to the Iran nuclear deal. And he has some suggestions already.

Customers don’t mind the long lines, according to writer and filmmaker Jason Motlagh. The line is part of the experience.

For Cubans, this ice cream store is about much more than just the cold, creamy scoops

Business

After tasting Howard Johnson’s ice cream during a visit to the US, Cuban leader Fidel Castro had an idea: Cuba needs its own ice-cream shop. That’s how the beloved Coppelia ice cream store was born.

I never expected sticker shock in New Delhi

Lifestyle & Belief

On a recent trip home, Deepak Singh realized that things — and prices — in India and the United States might be more equal than he expected.

Tourists Protest Paying $21 for an Ice Cream Cone in Rome

An ice cream parlor in Rome recently unleashed a wave of protests when it charged some British tourists $21 per ice cream cone. It was just the latest instance of tourists getting ripped off in the Eternal City, as Megan Williams reports from Rome.

The Enduring Popularity of Havana’s Coppelia Ice Cream Park

Arts, Culture & Media

The legendary Coppelia park in Havana, Cuba is an outdoor ice cream parlor where very affordable, government subsidized scoops are dished out.