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Miriel and I differ in opinion here. I say it's a sundae as long as it has 2 of the following five toppings:
- Nuts
- Sprinkles
- Chocolate syrup/hot fudge
- Whipped cream
- Cherry
Miriel thinks it all comes down to whip cream. If it has it, it's a sundae. If not, it's an ice cream. So even if it is a bowl of ice cream with hot fudge, nuts, sprinkles and a cherry, it's still not a sundae. That's just crazy talk.
It's a sundae if there are at least 2 scoops and two different toppings, with whipped cream and hot fudge the most iconic. :quina:
Hot fudge, whipped cream, and a cherry makes it a sundae.
I omit the cherry, so I have never in fact had a sundae because marachino cherries are the worst things ever.
If it comes in a funky cupbowl thing, and has some fancy toppings.
That's how I always saw it too. The dish is definitely a part of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quin
IMHO you only need one topping to make a sundae, and that's syrup. It's a sad, po' boy sundae but still a damn sundae.
Typically you need a special dish, toppings, and at least two flavors of ice cream.
One flavor of ice cream and toppings is probably acceptable, but I just call that fancy smurfing ice cream. :cool:
Is it in a glass?
Then it's a sundae.
If it's not, then it's just a normal ice cream.
The addition of either whipped cream or a syrup creates a sundae. Before that, it's just ice cream with toppings.
The Sundae dish is definitely part of it, I think.
Hot Fudge and a cherry is all that qualifies for me as a sundae. I'm not big on whipped cream. Will take nuts though (hur hur hur). And a brownie underneath. Fo Sho.
I never really thought to consider this question. I always assumed that if it was topped with whipped cream, it's sundae.
It has to have a minimum of hwipped cream & syrup to be a sundae.
& Shorty is a communist for hating maraschino cherries.
So, to Miriel, a bowl of ice cream with some whipped cream on top is a sundae? Like, no nuts, no syrup, no fruit, no nothing, just ice and whipped creams.
This should be a BBT episode and it would be called the Cream Redundancy.
Cause that's all that would be. Redundant cream.
Ice cream with a bunch of stuff on it is a sundae to me. Any combination of things. Although the quintessential sundae to me would consist of:
2 scoops ice cream
nuts
the 2 major syrups:
chocolate
caramel
fruits:
pineapple w/ sauce
strawberries w/ sauce
more nuts
whipped cream optional
notice: i don't like sprinkles
and I usually let someone else eat my cherry
To me adding any other ingredient to ice-cream including different flavoured ice-cream makes it a sundae.
Much like how adding any other ingredient to an alcoholic beverage makes it a cocktail.
So if it has nuts and sprinkles it's a sundae? YOU HEATHEN.Quote:
Originally Posted by Del Murder
It must have the following in order to be a sundae: Chocolate sauce/chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup, whipped cream, cherry, sprinkles (any kind), ice cream (vanilla typical but any kind is probably okay). The nuts are optional.
Ice cream with a second non-ice-cream topping on it is a sundae. That's what the word means.