PrintSugar Rush: Tomato-Watermelon Custard at Shake Shack
Of all the custard flavors at Shake Shack this month, Friday's Tomato-Watermelon sounded the least appealing. Salted Caramel? Yum. Bellini? Lovely. Sweet Corn? Oh goodness, yes! But Tomato-Watermelon? I have to admit, I was a touch skeptical. So when I placed my order, I called for a triple dip just in case: a scoop each of Tomato-Watermelon, Chocolate, and Vanilla. (You can always fall back on chocolate and vanilla.)
The custard, colored a pale pinkish hue, tasted like a summer watermelon gone creamy, a touch salty from the tomato. Unexpected, though enjoyable. I detected no strong "tomato" elements—perhaps for the better, as my taste buds still cannot make peace with a watermelon and tomato custard combination. Glad to give it a try, but my heart will belong to Sweet Corn for the month of August.
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4 Comments:
What is a "triple dip"?
3 flavors in one scoop? Or 3 scoops, one of each flavor?
eatfood at 4:13PM on 08/14/09
I tried the watermelon tomato today and it was really good - not too sweet like strawberry and I definitely got watermelon and not sure about the tomato though.
arathi at 11:20PM on 08/14/09
Sounds interesting!
I recently made a tomato cake (+cinnamon cream cheese frosting) and was surprised at the tomatoes' contribution. It acted as an enhancer, like salt or MSG, than a flavor.
Cassaendra at 8:52PM on 08/15/09
Kathy -- you should totally try the Dark and Stormy this month. It's my fav Shake Shack flavor, EVER. (A spot that previously belonged to the Salted Caramel). It's based on an old-fashioned cocktail of the same name, and I was told that they used molasses, ginger, and rum flavoring.
I personally didn't really mesh well with the Watermelon-Tomato either. For a while, I could eat it because all I could taste was the Watermelon.. but then the tomato came back as a weird aftertaste and lingered unpleasantly for the rest of the day. :/
alicemeichi at 1:39PM on 08/19/09