Monday, November 7, 2011

They put the lime in the coconut...

Lime curd and coconut gelato from Takapuna Beach Cafe


Recently I read about amazing new technology that triggers scents related to what's on your computer. If you're playing a home movie of someone's birthday, for example, you'll be able to smell 'cake'. 


If we had this technology right now, you would be able to smell the creamy, coconutty, limey (and briney - we were at the beach) deliciousness that is Lime Curd and Coconut gelato from the Takapuna Beach Cafe.


'Heavenly' doesn't do it justice. I described it to a friend as 'the best gelato I have ever eaten', and lord knows I have eaten plenty. Several times my weight at least. Who am I kidding? Several times the weight of a bus...at least. (My friend Rosie and I averaged two a day in Italy. Pasta schmasta!)


If only someone would invent 'taste-o-vision', I'm sure there'd be a Nobel Peace Prize up for grabs. What did that wise man say? Gelato makes the world go round?


Go on, lick your screen. You know you want to. Or even better, go and try it for yourself.


x

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

You can't beat me- 16 scoops in one day! Small European scoops but 16 nevertheless! And I only weighed about 48 kgs back then...God knows where I put it...Yummmm,love gelato!!!
X
Klara

Erica Kent said...

Tell me Klara, did you try 16 different flavours? x

Klara said...

Cannot remember if they even had 16 different flavours...Must have tried all but vanilla (boring!),and others must have been doubled up...

Anonymous said...

I may have just licked the screen! That looks delicious!!! (Jen Bradford)

p.s i read this post a few days ago but had to come back and do a double take ;)

LisaJ said...

I went and tried this after reading your blog and it was even better than it looks!

Erica Kent said...

LisaJ, I went back to get another one on the weekend but the line was out the door. Will have to go earlier next week!