It was 95 degrees last Tuesday evening in Washington Square Park. Some New Yorkers were walking home from work, sweating through their suits. Others strolled through the park with ice cream in hand just looking for any way to cool themselves off, still sweating.
Seeing all the ice cream cones and cups makes one wonder: what flavor of ice cream do people utilize to beat the heat? amNewYork Metro got to the bottom of this case by polling the random public on what flavors of ice cream they enjoy most and whether they indulge with a cup or cone.
The answers may be surprising to some who enjoy alternate, more extreme flavors or modes of consumption. New Yorkers’ favorite flavor may seem too simple, but they have spoken.
The list of their favorite flavors is as follows:
- Chocolate
- Vanilla
- Cookies & Cream
- Strawberry
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Pistachio
- Mint Chip
- Coffee
- Salted Caramel
- Hazelnut
Plenty took to answering the question with great internal debate; some loathed seeing chocolate in the lead as they did not find this flavor to be summery. “Chocolate is way too rich for this heat!” said one passer-by. Nonetheless, the masses settled upon this taste as their top choice, some calling it “crack itself.” Others would opt for Strawberry or Cookies & Cream because they found it plenty more refreshing.
Cups vs Cones: What’s the best way to consume ice cream?
Then came the head-to-head battle of cup or cone which turned out to be much more heated (ha, that’s a pun—because the city is so unbearably hot).
There are many steadfast cone lovers out there. Solomon Krause-Imlach said, “If you’re getting ice cream in a cup (not for an allergy or something) …honestly you’re hopeless.”
Nancy Dawkins said, “Ordering a cup to me is the death of childhood whimsy.” Others responded by saying, “Waffle cone supremacy!” or “There’s something special about the last bite of a soggy styrofoam cake cone.”
On the flip side of the cone debate, there are the cup enthusiasts. ‘Cupper’ Courtney Askey said, “Sometimes the sensory experience of a cone dripping down my hands is simply too much, and it has to be a cup with a cute little spoon.” Some New Yorkers want the opportunity to drink the melted remains from the cup.
Ella Fuller said, “Always in a cup. I don’t like having sticky fingers.” Others like it in a cup because they like how their “little treat isn’t on a time limit” before it ends up all over their outfit.
The question of cup or cone led to a grand debate—a conversation much more disputed than what flavor reigned superior. At the end of the heavily debated poll, the people have spoken: the go-to ice cream order is chocolate ice cream in a cone.
