Philadelphia Style or French Vanilla?

[The WDW 3]

I really love French Vanilla Ice cream, but Philadelphia Style is better.

 

[heynowirv]

I really love French Vanilla Ice cream, but Philadelphia Style is better.

Ok, I lived in Philly for over 60 years, what do you call Philly style French Vanilla?

 

[The WDW 3]

In the United States, ice cream made with just cream, sugar, and a flavouring (usually fruit) is sometimes referred to as "Philadelphia style" ice cream. Ice cream that uses eggs to make a custard is sometimes called "French ice cream".

 

[heynowirv]

And here I thought you were going to mention Bassetts...Now that's Philly.

 

[The WDW 3]

And here I thought you were going to mention Bassetts...Now that's Philly.

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[LuvOrlando]

Whatever Haagen Dazs is would be my answer.
Raised my kids in PA an hour out of Philly and I never heard of Philly style ice cream either but maybe that's a NJ term or something like that, can I ask whereabouts you are from?

 

[The WDW 3]

Bucks county, PA

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thanks for explaining the difference, I didn’t know. I don’t usually see it made with eggs, so I guess I like the Philadelphia style. (The history of why it’s called that would be interesting to know!)

 

[heynowirv]

Bucks county, PA

Shady Brook Farms .

 

[heynowirv]

Whatever Haagen Dazs is would be my answer.
Raised my kids in PA an hour out of Philly and I never heard of Philly style ice cream either but maybe that's a NJ term or something like that, can I ask whereabouts you are from?

That's definitely not Philly.,,,but it's good...Original Breyer's ,Bassetts THAT's Philly.

 

[The WDW 3]

Shady Brook Farms .

5 minutes away

 

[heynowirv]

5 minutes away

We were in Cheltenham and would sometimes go there in the early fall with the kids and get their ice cream.

 

[Shellsbutt]

I love making homemade ice cream Philadelphia Style-it's so easy and so good. Just heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla bean. It's so light and refreshing, we like to top it with fresh strawberries.

 

[Meriweather]

I want my vanilla ice cream to be CHOCOLATE!!!

 

[easyas123]

I want my vanilla ice cream to be CHOCOLATE!!!

I agree!!!

I've never heard the term Philly style either, and grew up in S. NJ. I asked my Dad, who grew up across the river from Philly but he wasn't familiar with it either.

 

[DLgal]

French Vanilla.

Custard based is all I will eat. Haagen dazs is my preferred store brand, but when I make my own, it's got eggs in it.

I can't stand the texture/mouthfeel of Philadelphia Style ice cream. I think Breyer's is terrible, for example. I can handle Edys/Dreyers if it's part of a sundae or in a milkshake, but for a straight up dish of either vanilla or chocolate ice cream, there better be eggs in it.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Philly style? No thanks. I don't want my Ice cream wiz wit.

 

[RUDisney]

I agree with @DLgal, if they were giving away Breyers for free, I'd walk buy. Blech.

 

[tvguy]

Guess I will have to start reading labels. Never heard of Philadelphia style ice cream. Although Google says it is also called American or New York style. All the recipes I used for home made ice cream when I made it at home had a custard base as do all the premium ice cream shops recipes.

 

[Cadiewampus]

Bucks county, PA

Thats where I was born and lived in Levittown till I was 4. That was 58 years ago