Milad - Middle Eastern Ice Cream

Middle Eastern Flavours

Saffron Rosewater Pistachio ice cream by Milad

Saffron with Rosewater and Pistachio

This is the traditional Persian style ice cream I used to eat with my mom when I was a kid. This ice cream offers a unique experience in your mouth.

The saffron ice cream is smooth and silky. The rosewater will open a unique aroma layer. While the ice melts on your tongue you'll encounter small pieces of Persian pistachios. It's not ice cream, it's poetry.

Tahini Stracciatella

I like to coin this flavour as Snickers from the Middle East. The tahini adds a nutty base to mix with the cream. The frozen chocolate stracciatella adds the crunchy bite. Together they combine salt and sweet.

Coffee Cardamom

This flavour was my first favourite. Coffee with cardamom is a classic combination in the Middle East. People drink it in Turkey and Lebanon. At the moment it is very popular in Israel. It's the classic mocca flavour, but with a touch of Middle Eastern mystery.

packshot of almond orangeblossom ice cream

Almond Orange Blossom Flower

Almonds are used a lot in the Persian kitchen, not only for dessert but also in the main courses. The orange blossom aromas are a perfect surrounding for the marzipan flavour the almonds evoke.

Persian Pistachio

You might have eaten pistachio ice cream before, probably at an Italian gelateria. But have you eaten Persian Pistachio ice cream? Persian Pistachios are big and bright green and they are packed with flavour.

Lavender Honey

Warning! This one is addictive. This ice cream has strong aromas. After the aromas come in with a hit, the honey calms down your taste buds. After a couple of spoons, the lavender will slightly sedate your mouth.

Yoghurt Pomegranate

This is a favourite in Iran, my home country. The yoghurt ice cream creates a nice round flavour bed for the tanginess the pomegranate adds next to its sweetness. It's also great for breakfast.

Basic Flavours

Vanilla

Vanilla doesn't need any further explanation. Or maybe just this: our ice cream basis, to which we add the vanilla flavour, is made with less sugar than usual. It's sweet but not too sweet.

Chocolate

I made the chocolate ice cream very very chocolate. So it's not just white ice cream with some chocolate flavour. It's actually packed with dark chocolate which gives it an intense flavour.