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| - I've been meaning to come to Death in Venice for quite a while now. Like @Allison Y, I envisioned a ton of flavors to try. They have about 10-12 flavors each day, but they rotate through a plethora of unique flavors. I appreciate that in the span of two weeks, most of the flavors I tried on my first visit were no longer available. This isn't to say that I thought the ones I had the first time were bad. I just want to try more of their flavors.
The two highlights of trip 1 were the pad thai and the ginger saffron vanilla (I hope I got that one right). The first one I'd say is for the more adventurous among us, myself included. It was like peanut butter, but with hints of spice and other things. It was my favorite flavor. The ginger saffron vanilla was good too. My friend and I called it, "safe adventurous". It's got a familiar base, vanilla, but it's got notes of saffron and ginger that push the envelope slightly, but not too much. Distinctions go to whichever buffalo milk flavor they had that day. That was cool! A tad yogurt-y.
I actually enjoyed the flavors from trip 2 more than trip 1. I tried the black garlic fennel that I believe they had at the Garlic Festival. I'm not sure about the garlic, but I definitely tasted the fennel. For people who don't know what fennel tastes like, it's that distinct sausage taste. Not the meat part. The spice part. I actually did trip 2 because I really wanted to try their corn on the cob flavor. To be more specific, it's corn on the cob with butter and thyme. You can definitely taste the butter in there, and the sweetness of the corn. We ended up getting the kraken though (18 or 19+). Yeah. They have a gelato flavor with an age limit. The name alone had me sold. I had no idea what it was though, so I asked. Apparently, Kraken is a spiced, black rum. This gelato definitely tasted boozy. Also spiced. And definitely black, for all of you black ice cream trend chasers. It's great for people who don't have much of a sweet tooth. This is the least sweet ice cream/gelato I've ever tasted. It's also got bitter notes, so do take note.
If I'm in the area, I'm definitely going to come back and see what else they have. Adventure!
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