True or False? Licking ice cream is more satisfying than eating it with a spoon.

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MmeFlorida — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:50:50 GMT

I do know that soft serve ice cream tastes better with a white plastic spoon rather than a steel/silver spoon... well that is just my opinion.....

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LANTERN — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:48:06 GMT

True if you have the patience and control to do it like that.

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justxploring — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:06:53 GMT

<br />Sounds as if Ms McMath should call Dr. Ruth. LOL <br /><br />By the way, take soft chocolate chip cookies, heat them for no longer than a few seconds in the microwave, dip in vanilla ice cream. Yum. No licking necessary. <br /><br

Original Blog Entry: True or False? Licking ice cream is more satisfying than eating it with a spoon.

angelm — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:26 GMT

True or False? Licking ice cream is more satisfying than eating it with a spoon.

True, according to Kay McMath, a food technologist for New Zealand's Massey University. Flavor in ice cream is released when the fat-which carries the flavor-is warmed to at least body temperature, says McMath. When you lick ice cream it coats the tongue and fully warms the frozen treat. A spoon, on the other hand, insulates the ice cream. And then there's the psychological aspect of savoring the treat more slowly: you just cannot lick ice cream as fast as you can spoon it.

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