July is National Ice Cream Month, and considering how hot it’s been lately we bet a lot of people have been heading to their local ice cream shop to cool off. And while these days a lot of ice cream places have interesting and wacky flavors, when it comes to America’s favorites, classic flavors still reign supreme.
- A new YouGov poll asked Americans to pick their favorites from a list of 21 flavors.
- While some may think it’s boring, vanilla turned out to be the most popular choice, with 59% of ice cream lovers saying they like vanilla, and 11% saying it’s their favorite flavor.
- Chocolate isn’t too far behind though, with 51% of people liking chocolate, and 10% saying it’s their favorite.
- Other top ice cream flavors include:
- Strawberry (43% like, 6% favorite)
- Cookies and Cream (43% like, 7% favorite)
- Chocolate Chip (39% like, 2% favorite)
- Butter Pecan (35% like, 8% favorite)
- Mint Chocolate Chip (33% like, 9% favorite)
- Caramel (33% like, 3% favorite)
- Neapolitan (30% like, 2% favorite)
- Some flavors are more popular in certain areas of the country though.
- For example, Southerners are more likely to be fans of butter pecan (42%).
- Midwesterners are big fans of chocolate chip cookie dough (44%) and caramel (41%).
- Those in the Northeast have a fondness for coffee (32%) and peanut butter (29%). They are also more likely to favor chocolate than vanilla.
- And Westerner are more likely to love vanilla (64%) than other areas of the country.
As for how folks like to eat their ice cream
- 41% of Americans prefer to eat their ice cream in a bowl.
- 33% prefer a waffle cone.
- 12% enjoy a sugar cone.
- 5% like a cake cone
- 2% enjoy it some “other” way
Source: YouGov
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