Ross of OttawaAug 15, 2025

Just back from a quick walk over to the local ice-cream shop.

Rather had an urge for one of those tiger-swirl things with licorice in it, but alas they didn't have that.

My second choice was something peanut buttery and they had a chocolate PB thing with a nice cocoa-y chocolate and salty hard PB lumps which wasn't too bad.

Heading home across the park there was a #skunk in the failing light. Slightly different timing and we may have got to know him really well.

Show threadRoss of Ottawa

Aha - didn't realize 'Tiger-Tail' ice cream is a Canadian specific flavour. I haven't had it in a long time, but was thinking about it recently. Will have to scratch that itch!

#iceCream #TigerTail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_tail_ice_cream

Tiger tail ice cream - Wikipedia

Aug 15, 2025 at 8:03pmWeb
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025

I've located some tiger tail ice cream. About to launch a sortie to acquire some.

#TigerTail #iceCream

Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025

Acquired! For home use though rather than scooped at a shop.

Don't shop at Loblaws anymore much, but made an exception for this run.

Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025

Interestingly we didn't taste much in the way of licorice in the product, but it's reasonably tasty.

Reading ingredients, it doesn't mention any actual licorice in the licorice swirl part, but does say "natural flavour" and "carbon black." lol

The natural flavour could be licorice extract, but you taste almost nothing of it. I think it's mostly just colour to hint at the idea of licorice. That might make it more appealing to young people who never developed an affinity for the flavour?

Show threadCourtAug 19, 2025
@ottaross I think the new kawartha has it, too, if you want to compare!
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@mathsciwhy yes. Noticed that too, though I'm trying to avoid that company as much as I can since they're apparently in deep with our annoying provincial premier's sleazy family.
Show threadIrfanAug 19, 2025

@ottaross Is this orange and black liquorice

Edit: Appears so. Do not miss it. Happy for you though!

Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@irfan yes! A unique product.
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@ottaross Good luck! And it's somewhere open sort of late.
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton grocery store, so we're well stocked now. Got the last container of that flavour from the Merivale Loblaws!
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@ottaross It used to be such a standard, now I can't think of the last time I saw it in an ice cream shop. But also there's way less ice cream shops now.
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton it does seem like there are fewer ice cream shops around. Yeah it was the rarity and nostalgia thing that made me curious to hunt it down again. Hoping I can find a brand that bumps up the licorice flavour a bit more. I see Chapman's makes one too.
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@ottaross I wonder what I would think of it now. I detested it as a kid, but it's the type of thing that I might like as an adult.
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton yeah our taste really seems to evolve as we get older. Not much that I dislike now but some things I really hated as a kid. Now I actively seek out strange and unusual flavours. 😂
Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁💪⬆️Aug 19, 2025
@ottaross @mariellequinton my bloodwork demands I seek out flavours like cardboard soaked in fish oil and I'm trying to listen to that.
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@johnefrancis @ottaross I guess deep fried tiger tail is out of the question for you then 😜
Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁💪⬆️Aug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton @ottaross its the dairy more than the deep frying.
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@johnefrancis @ottaross I presume it's deep fried in butter or something. I guess you could make a dairy-free ice cream with fish oil 🤮
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@johnefrancis @mariellequinton Ha! 😂 By a funny coincidence, while at the store we also found a package of rye hard tack and a jar of pickled herring – which isn't too far off.
Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁💪⬆️Aug 19, 2025

@ottaross @mariellequinton lunch was sardines on toasted light rye...not far off.

Let me know if you see any fish-based cheese.

Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@johnefrancis @mariellequinton a nice cod liver Brie.
Show threadShawn GettlerAug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton @ottaross Another inconvenience of Twitter disappearing is no longer receiving alerts from Merry Dairy when they release, e.g., a limited run of Tiger Tail.
Show threadMarielle QuintonAug 19, 2025
@shawngettler @ottaross Haha, I checked their current flavours last night to see if they had any Tiger tail 😝 Yeah, I miss that too. They were active on there.
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 19, 2025
@mariellequinton @shawngettler Oh yeah - that would be a great place to try it. They'd probably use actual licorice flavour rather than just a streak of "carbon black."
Show threadLuke in WindsorAug 15, 2025
@ottaross It’s the flavour I try to get at an iced cream place, if it’s gelato though, I get a lemon scoop and a chocolate scoop 😋
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 15, 2025
@Ve3ldj haven't had it in many years, but hearing a mention of it recently makes me want to hunt it down.
Show threadEdwin G. Aug 16, 2025
@ottaross I’ve never seen that flavour of ice cream 😅
Although licorcice feels out of place, I’m sure it’s good!
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 16, 2025
@EdwinG yes, you wouldn't normally expect that flavour in an ice cream, but it grows on you.
Show threadEdwin G. Aug 16, 2025
@ottaross I can confirm, they’re not on sale in my region.
Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 16, 2025
@EdwinG interesting. If you have a Sobeys nearby, that might be worth a try, as I think they are big on the east coast. I'll let you know if I find some somewhere!
Show threadEdwin G. Aug 16, 2025

@ottaross The closest Sobeys’ Sobeys that I know is about 200km away in Metro Ottawa 😅

I’ll check Sobeys’ IGA to see if they have any.

Show threadKDramaQn 🍷⚽️🎬📚🇨🇦🇬🇧Aug 17, 2025

@ottaross

LOVE it. Always got a cone after folks picked me up from away camp in the summer.
Loblaws own brand, Scoop Shop, carries the flavour in some supermarkets in the capital.

Show threadRoss of OttawaAug 17, 2025
@KDramaQn interesting! Don't find myself in the Loblaw stores very often anymore, but might be worth a visit to check it out.