101 flavours

or rather a  few rather exotic ones...

Raspberry, wattleseed and yellow sapote icecream ( hidden underneath, jackfruit)

On our visit to Cape Tribulation we stopped in at the Daintree Icecream factory.Although there didn't seem to be anything vaguely resembling a factory ( unless you count the tiny tin shed hidden behind a grove of trees) there was a small kiosk selling icecream made the from many different varieties of exotic fruit growing in the surrounding orchard.

The good and bad thing was that you  couldn't choose the flavours - the only way they sold it was as four mixed scoops in a cup. If that hadn't been the case I would never have discovered my passion for yellow sapote icecream or my dislike of the soursop variety. Jackfruit was quite tasty and the wattle seed (along with the yellow sapote) was one of my favourites.

Afterward  we had a quick wander around the orchard to see the fruits doing what they do best...

yellow sapote ,behaving nicely for the camera
(we weren't able to find these for sale to try fresh...has anyone tasted one?)

Soursop...prefer to look at this one on the tree instead of on the end of my spoon! I was told that if you were game to bite the bottom of the ants on this fruit, you would be rewarded with a sweet honey taste
I'd probably prefer to do that than have to eat the soursop icecream again...perhaps the ants might beg to differ?!!!

Comments

[cruststation]

Mmm...the ice-cream look so delicious and seriously tempting. Beautiful summer fruits!

[Di]

I really don't know what any of those fruits are - apples and bananas that's all I know!! OK - strawberries and raspberries - the best berries grow in Scotland!! But the colours of the ice cream are just fantastic!! Sounds like you had a great trip! I am just back from Norway - no time to post properly till I come back from Woolfest this weekend!!

[Uschi]

this sapote fruit is really beautiful, I would like to paint it...the soursop doesn't look like a friendly fruit at all ;)))

[Zelia]

Oh my, how ignorante i must be, never heard of these fruits:(

I finally sent you the pacage, i am sure you'll get it in a couple of days!

much love and joy
Z*

[nel]

So nice to catch up on your blog after so long away...you have been busy as always. interesting icecream flavours...never heard of them before. Sounds like a great holiday.
Nel

[Ginger]

I have been there! From memory had a banana flavoured icecream. My sister lives between Mossman and the Daintree. Thanks for sharing :O)