Sunday marked National Ice Cream Day in the US, but there’s no reason we can’t celebrate here in the Middle East.
Ice cream spots
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Jelly Belly
Dubai’s City Centre Deira collaborated with Jelly Belly ice cream to create a new flavor made up of banana, acai berry, blueberry and dark chocolate with a coconut cream base, available during Dubai Summer Surprises.
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Ice Cream Lab
From Beverly Hills to Dubai and Jeddah, Ice Cream Lab offers made-to-order ice creams using liquid nitrogen. Flavors include everything from “Rodeo Road” to “Lotus Experiment.”
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Amorino
These Instagram-worthy ice cream cones are available in hotspots across the world, including the Dubai and Riyadh. Layer upon layer of the artisanal Italian gelato is molded into the shape of a rose for each lucky customer.
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ConeZone
This Saudi Arabia-based favorite boasts creamy ices creams, frozen yoghurts and ice cream cakes made in Riyadh. Flavors include everything from classic strawberry to the ever-popular pistachio option.
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XScoop and Scoopi
Charcoal ice cream anyone? Saudi Arabia’s XScoop and Dubai-based Scoopi both offer up their own deliciously dark take on black ice cream.
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Nouq
Dubai-based Nouq offers up camel milk ice cream in flavors including mango, saffron, pistachio, date and Arabic mastic.