A new ice cream parlour serves weird but delicious flavours (black sesame and honey tonight?) right until midnight
THE GUAVA ice cream melted in our mouth in a burst of flavours — sweet, grainy fruit with a touch of salt and spice from the special masala sprinkled on top. It took us back to afternoons spent sitting under a tree, eating (stolen) guavas sprinkled with salt and chilli powder.
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Nostalgia comes cheap at the city's newest ice cream store, Scoopalicious. There's the decadent Christmas rum cake, strawberry jam cookies eaten at tea time, kulfis eaten on the way back from school and jeera sharbat sipped on hot summer days. These familiar flavours are taken, churned till creamy and served as ice creams (in a plastic cup or waffle cone).
Scoopalicious on Hill Road, opposite St Peter's Church, is an extension of Roysten Misquitta's ice cream food truck of the same name, that launched last year. It made sense that we drop by on an evening when the city was enjoying an unnaturally cold spell.
The space serves 35 flavours of ice cream, including seasonal ones. The menu is divided broadly into out-of-the-box varieties — beetroot, pumpkin pie, black sesame and honey, rum cake; seasonal fruits like sitaphal and guava; vegan ice creams; and old favourites — filter coffee, mocha bourbon, white and dark chocolate blondies and banana caramel.
In the mood to experiment, we ordered the Pumpkin Pie, which smacked of the sweetness and creaminess of a pie with a slight spicy undertone. The sweetness came from jaggery, not sugar. The Caramel Popcorn was on the sweeter side but filled with the toasty flavour and slight crunch from actual popcorn pieces. The Coconut Ice Cream got its richness and sweetness from desiccated coconut.
Roysten Misquitta, the owner of Scoopalicious
We loved everything but a few flavours stood out for their innovative combinations, like the Black Sesame and Honey. The sesame gave the ice cream a smoky, nutty tinge balanced out by the mild sweetness of the honey. The Rum Cake also impressed — a decadent, boozy ice cream that surprised with its intensity. The Banana Chip had bits of fried chips hidden amidst a simple banana ice cream.
Scoopalicious' ice creams are organic, made with less sugar (most have jaggery). They claim to have no preservatives or added flavours. They offer vanilla, tutti frutti and kesar pista for schoolkids (scoops priced at Rs 30). Misquitta plans to introduce milk shakes too. Look out for Bailey's and butterscotch flavours in February.
Time 12 pm to 12 am (all days) At Opposite St Peter's Church, Hill Road, Bandra (W).
Call 9820215086 Cost Rs 50 to Rs 60 (scoops), Rs 70 (waffle cones), Rs 230 to Rs 250 (350 ml)
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