PrintBasil Custard Kicks off July at the Shake Shack
Editor's note: Every afternoon we like to post a short Sugar Rush to end your day. Think of it as the dessert to your daily blog reading. —Zach
The first of the month can evoke fear (rent, already?) but for Shake Shack custard fans, it's a glorious day. Kicking off July, another Custard Calendar [PDF] rolled out today, and that was not pistachio filling cups this afternoon. Basil custard, folks.
Our reactions: Not too sweet and with such an intense basil flavor, our Alaina Browne blurted out, "I feel like I should throw that into my pasta!" Maybe all those caprese salads prepared us for the dairy-basil synthesis. Not an everyday flavor, but definitely good. (As far as basil frozen custards go?)
Don't worry if you missed it, there are four more Tuesdays left in the month, or you can sample one of the six other flavors, including plum crumb (Wednesdays), milk chocolate chunk (Thursdays) and peach cobbler (Sundays). Shake Shack: Southeast corner of Madison Square Park (corner of 23rd Street and Madison Avenue; map); shakeshacknyc.com
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8 Comments:
It was good, but my mouth still tastes like basil two hours later, despite the fact that I drank a Snapple and ate a sandwich in between. How much basil went into that thing anyway??
Sarah Wolf at 6:28PM on 07/01/08
The more I think about it, the more I love it. I'm envisioning it haute kind of context, with something savory and unexpected. To me it just tastes like basil and really good quality sweet cream, and what could be bad about that?
Hannah Howard at 6:33PM on 07/01/08
Well, damn. Denver needs a Shake Shack.
bialy at 7:53PM on 07/01/08
There is also a basil ice cream available at Ici in Berkeley right now. Pretty amazing, and no lingering aftertaste. I sampled an ice cream that used star anise right after- the combination caused a weird, thai curry flavor deja vu.
KimmieT at 11:34PM on 07/01/08
@KimmieT: I like this idea. Mixing ice cream flavors à la Jelly Belly beans to get entirely new flavors.
Adam Kuban at 12:09AM on 07/02/08
This sounded so appealing to me... although "my mouth still tastes like basil 2 hours later" and "I feel like I should throw that into my pasta" don't sound like ringing endorsements!
Zach Brooks at 9:55AM on 07/02/08
I love judicious use of herbs in desserts! I had a nice mango basil ice from nyc icy yesterday. hope i like the shake shack custard!
lethargarian at 11:34PM on 07/02/08
I had the Shake Shack Basil Custard last week and it was the perfect end to a great day in Manhattan. My friends thought I was crazy when I ordered, but they didn't think I was so crazy when they tried it!
Top Sheff at 11:22PM on 07/21/08