Oct 24, 2019
Glico Papico - Caramelized Banana
I feel I am not a huge ice cream eater, but lately I've been buying a lot of ice cream (regardless of the weather getting colder). After trying the Papico Roasted Pistachio flavor, I was interested in trying more of the brands flavors. I was browsing the ice cram section at my smaller grocery market, and found this new Papico flavor! I honestly didn't even read it. I just saw the picture of the caramel and put it in my cart. If I read it, maybe I would have been a little more hesitant on buying it. It was the Caramelized Banana flavor. I don't dislike the banana fruit, but banana flavored things are a bit weird to me (besides banana bread - I LOVE banana bread).
I'm not sure why the flavor is titled with the kanji for "adult" (大人 - otona). Are they saying this flavor is not suitable for kids? It's a bit strange haha.
Before even opening the package, I could smell the strong scent of banana seeping out from it. This is how I found out that this was not just a caramel flavor, but a caramelized banana flavor. It threw me off because I was ready to eat this sweet caramel flavored ice cream, but nope. The color of the ice cream was really nice though. It kind of reminded me of a coffee flavor.
Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of this flavor, mainly because the banana was just too overpowering. I also had the taste in my mouth even after I brushed my teeth... I really couldn't taste much caramel either. Wish the flavor was the other way around with a stronger caramel flavor and less bananas. I don't recommend unless you love that banana flavor.
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