People are ‘running to Lidl’ after spotting a new Italian-style ice cream available in mouthwatering flavours, and some shoppers are saying they are the ‘best ever’
It’s no secret that summer and ice cream go hand in hand. On average, each person in the UK eats around nine litres of ice cream per year. This puts Brits in the top 10 globally for ice cream consumption, according to Little Moons.
While all types of ice cream are great, Italians are known across the world for their gelato – which is often handmade with less butter fat and air than other frozen desserts contain, making the flavours more intense with a creamy and smooth texture. Some historians believe gelato was first invented on the island of Sicily in the ninth century, with the recipe having been adapted since then. However, others think the gelato we know today was invented by Cosimo Ruggeri and Bernardo Buontalenti in the 16th century.
While ‘normal’ ice cream is more easily accessible in the UK, there are still ways you can enjoy the Italian version without having to leave the country. And Lidl has now made it even more accessible, selling their version of Italian-style ice cream that has people ‘running’ to the shops to get their hands on a tub or two.
Taking to TikTok, Freya Watkins shared a video clip she took as she was doing her shopping in Lidl on 31 May when she spotted the ice cream tubs in the freezer section.
“Runnn to Lidl for their new Italian style ice cream,” she wrote on the post.
With flavours such as hazelnut praline, raspberry cheesecake, vanilla pecan crunch and banana chocolate caramel swirl, it’s easy to see why people have shared their enthusiasm, which is retailing for £3.49 per tub.
Another social media user, Lucy Gibb, decided to do a taste test, trying the hazelnut praline, raspberry cheesecake, and banana chocolate caramel swirl flavours, and they all got raving reviews.
First up was the raspberry cheesecake which scored an 11/10, with Lucy explaining: “Reminds me of my childhood [favourite] Mr Whippy with raspberry sauce!”
Next up was the hazelnut praline, which Lucy said tasted similar to a Kinder Bueno chocolate bar, earning it a score of 8.5/10. And scoring a 9/10 was the banana chocolate caramel flavour, which Lucy said she was surprised by.
“Did not expect to like this as I don’t enjoy artificial banana but it did not give this at all – really yummy,” she wrote on her post.
Several people quickly took to the comments of the two videos with many saying they were desperate to try the ice cream.
“There are not enough banana flavoured desserts in this world this looks incred,” one person said, as another viewer wrote: “seeing this video after buying the vanilla pecan crunch, it’s soooo good.”
“I saw those .. I picked one up then put it down, I’ll grab one next time,” another viewer shared.
A fourth person said: “The best ice cream range ever made.”
“I want all these, but just done the big monthly shop, so literally no freezer space for them,” another person wrote.
