Blue moon (ice cream)
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| Type | Ice cream |
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| Region or state | Michigan and Midwest, United States |
Blue moon is an ice cream flavor with bright blue coloring, available in the Upper Midwest of the United States. The Blue Moon flavor was trademarked by old Milwaukee flavor company, Petran Products. In 1982, Petran was sold to Weber Foods who, to this day, still holds the Trademark.
The brain behind the blue moon flavor was a man named Bill Sidon who was a research chemist and worked on drugs in WWII before working for Petran Products.
Blue moon is found mainly in the Midwest—Wisconsin and Michigan in particular.[1] It is found less frequently in other U.S. states, though it has been sold as far south as Sanibel Island,[2] Florida and Washington, DC[citation needed] Kilwins also provides this flavor in various states. It is a common flavor in ice cream shops in Arvada, Colorado.
Characteristics
[edit]The varieties of blue moon vary in both color and flavor.[3][4][5]
Some dairies that make blue moon keep their ingredients a secret.[4] Varieties that have distinct berry or vanilla flavor notes are sometimes theorized to have been originally flavored with castoreum.[4]
Similar international flavors
[edit]A similar flavor has been sold in both Italy[6] and Malta under the name puffo, which is Italian for 'Smurf', as well as in Germany under the names Schlumpf and Engelblau, which translate to 'Smurf' and 'angel blue', respectively.[7] In the Netherlands and Belgium, this flavor of ice cream is known as smurfenijs ('Smurf Ice').[8]
In France, it is called schtroumpf and in Spain pitufo (both meaning 'Smurf').[9]
In Slovenia is modro nebo ('blue sky'), and in Argentina as crema del cielo ('sky cream').[citation needed]
In Poland, this variety of ice cream is called smerfowe ('Smurf-like') and is usually bubble-gum flavored.[citation needed]
In Brazil, this flavor is often called 'céu azul', which means blue sky, or 'blue ice'.[citation needed]
In Czech Republic, this flavor of ice cream is called 'šmoulová', also meaning 'Smurf'.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, M.L. (May 25, 2007). "Different regions of nation cherish offbeat ice cream flavors: Blue Moon, anyone?". southcoasttoday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ loveboaticecream.com https://loveboaticecream.com/flavors/classic/. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Schoenberg, Nara (August 31, 2007). "Blue Moon - Cold case: An ice cream mystery". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ a b c Steinbrinck, Kasey (July 6, 2013). "Melting the Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream". WhooNEW. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "House of Flavors, Ludington's famous ice cream turns 65". MasonCountyPress.com. June 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Il ritorno del gelato al gusto Puffo" (in Italian). La cucina italiana. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Schlumpf-Eis: Der blaue eiskalte Kinderliebling aus der Eismaschine". www.springlane.de. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Smurfenijs". 't Hof VANYS (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Las recetas de Masero: helado de Pitufo". Las recetas de Masero (in Spanish). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.