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What’s The Scoop: Delicious Reads About Ice Cream

A reading list on everyone’s favorite dessert.

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Cold, sweet and refreshing, ice cream is about as close to a universally loved dessert as you can get. In celebration of one of life’s simple pleasures, we’ve compiled a list of long reads that tackle sticky ice cream controversies, the science behind its addictive nature, and what the dessert can teach us about ourselves.

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The Paleta War

Serena Maria Daniels
Eater

The word "Michoacana" has been at the center of a series of lawsuits over which paleta shops get to use it