More than fifty flavors are advertised at the Manolo Nieves, a self-described ice cream museum in Oaxaca. Take that Baskin-Robbins!
I had the Peppermint and mint, pictured above. I also bought a Oaxacan chocolate cone for the man who plays the accordion at the top of Alcala every day. No matter that I walk up and down the street MULTIPLE times a day, he hits me up for change coming and going. I usually give his son some fruit or something equally sweet. No money.
I have grown to think of the accordion players as trolls that want a toll every time I cross over the bridge (I guess I am a billy goat). Anyway, today I discovered the best payment is an ice cream cone. It is refreshing for the poor man playing his heavy instrument in the afternoon sun. And, it makes him both stop playing and put down the bowl to collect coins. It’s a little break in a delicious cone.
Nieves Gourmet – Gourmet Ice Cream
Monolo – Toffee
Sorbete – Sorbet
Maracuya con crema – Passionfruit and cream
Fresas con crema – Strawbrries and cream
Pétalos de rosa – Rose petals
Melón con crema – Cantaloupe with cream
Limón con crema – Lemon with cream
Arroz con leche – Rice with milk
Cajete – Caramel
Tres leches – Three milks
Trozos de pistache con crema – Pistachio
Chocolate con avellana y licor – Chocolate with hazelnuts and liquor
Chocolate con almendras – Chocolate with almonds
Zarzamora – Blackberry
Mezcal – Mezcal
Nanche – Nanche
Mamey –Mamey
Tequila – Tequila
Kiwi – Kiwi
Higo con Mezcal – Fig with Mezcal
Piña Colada – Piña Colada
Las Tradicionales – The Traditional Flavors
Nuez – Pecan
Tuna – Cactus
Tejate – Cacao foam
Sorbete – Sorbet
Chocolate oaxaqueño – Oaxacan chocolate
Pétalos de rosa – Rose petals
Leche quemada – Scalded milk
Coco – Coconut
Vainilla – Vanilla
Capuchino – Cappuccino
Exóticas – Exotic Flavors
Maracuya con mezcal – Passionfruit and mezcal
Pera con chili piquin – Pear and chili
Pepino con limón – Cucumber and lemon
Cilantro con pepino – Cilantro and cucumber
Hierba buena con menta – Peppermint and mint
Epazote con chapulín – Epazote (yuck) with grasshopper
Tamarindo con chapulín – Tamarind and grasshopper
Papaya con canela y miel – Papaya with cinnamon and honey
Plátano macho con crema – Plantain and cream
Para Refrescarte – To Refresh Yourself
Maracuya – Passionfruit
Uva – Grape
Naranja – Orange
Tuna – Cactus
Zapote – Sapodilla
Limón – Lemon
Tamarindo – Tamarind
Mango – Mango
Mandarina – Mandarin
Jamaica – Hibiscus
Melón – Cantaloupe
Piña – Pineapple
Chocolate de agua – Hot chocolate
Guanábana – Soursop
Ciruela istmeña – Isthmus plum
