Superman ice cream

Superman style ice cream in a cone

Superman ice cream is an ice cream that comes as a swirl of three colors: blue, red, and yellow. The name of the ice cream comes from the colors, which are those of the comic book superhero, Superman; although, it is not licensed through DC Comics. This flavor is believed to have originated in the Michigan-based ice cream shop, Stroh's, but many other possibilities exist.

There is much dispute concerning the flavor of Superman ice cream. Some simply believe that it is vanilla ice cream with red, blue, and yellow food coloring. The "fruity flavor" one experiences while eating Superman ice cream from such a concoction would be attributed to the placebo effect. However, most people would say that brown ice cream does not automatically taste like intense chocolate. Although the food-colored vanilla theory may be true in some cases, it is not true in all. The Meijer store brand version of Superman ice cream is a mixture of vanilla, blue moon, and black cherry ice creams. Despite this fact, the exact combination varies from location to location, typically with vanilla, blue moon, and some other variety of ice cream included. Hypotheses concerning the last flavor include typical fruity flavors, such as cherry, raspberry, strawberry, etc.

Popular culture references

The flavor is mentioned in Joe Meno's 2004 novel Hairstyles of the Damned and in the 2010-07-19 edition of Frazz.

References

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/06/what-is-superman-ice-cream-flavor.html