PrintSalted Caramel Frozen Custard at Shake Shack, Not Salty Enough
Yesterday was salted caramel's debut on the Shake Shack's January frozen custard menu. SE HQ dug it up, but didn't think the "salted" part was accurate. The general consensus: "not salty enough." Not that it wasn't good, it was "seriously good," said Ed, whose favorite adjective might just be "serious." More like a good regular caramel. The mad scientists in me and Robyn decided to grind some sea salt on top, which didn't exactly help matters. (Made it taste like sea water.)
Kim Severson's recent piece in the Times on the salty caramel boom is pretty fascinating. The little guy went from France to Le Cirque dessert menus to the Cheesecake Factory to Wal-Mart truffles, and now the Shake Shack.
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6 Comments:
The General Greene's in Fort Greene had some pretty good salted caramel ice cream last week.
bobbob at 11:52AM on 01/13/09
Yeah, I thought it needed extra salt last year, too.
kathryn at 12:45PM on 01/13/09
agreed. had it last year, it was very good, but not as salty as i would want it to be.
j at 1:34PM on 01/13/09
I was just about to hit Shake Shack before your review came out.
I agreed with the extra salt needed. I actually put Maldon salt on top (a few sprinkle for each spoonful - it's a lot of "work"!) to get more savory taste.
May be I will do a mix of Momofuku's salty pistaschio and this caramel and see if it works!
kobetobiko at 3:11PM on 01/13/09
I just had this today at Madison Square Park..with the chocolate toffee topping. I also didn't think it was really salted caramel, the salty kick was missing. But the creamy texture was wonderful. Walking around holding it without gloves, however, was not such a good idea...
firni at 12:10AM on 01/14/09
Hmmm, tried it again last night, this time the saltiness is JUST perfect. Perhaps if you eat a Shack burger beforehand, your palate gets off. Or maybe they are reading SE!
kathryn at 10:49AM on 01/14/09