A few years ago I saw a TV special on the making of Dippin' Dots and I wanted to try them, but up until just a few days ago I never saw them anywhere. Then there in the San Francisco Zoo, a stand was selling them. So I bought a little pack of chocolate dippin' dots for $3.50. There's nothing like a tourist spot for nice prices, right? Well I thought so until I went on the dippin' dot site where they sell them for $5.40 a serving if you buy 25 servings. (I'm guessing they must ship them in dry ice.)
The thing that caught my eye way back when I saw the TV special was that to produce Dippin Dots special sub-zero freezing techniques are used. According to their website the Dippin' Dots would stick together in a home freezer so only places with the proper equipment can sell the dots which explains why you can't get them just anywhere.
The dots were dubbed the ice cream of the future. It seems like they've caught on and even Oprah has given them her thumbs up. Is this really the ice cream of the future? Will freezers of the future have the little dots compartment? Probably not, but what is the ice cream of the future? Does ice cream have a future? Ever noticed that in science fiction there's always a lot of pain taken to explain the alcohol of the future, but not to talk about the ice cream and candy of the future?
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