And something in that concoction is helping it beat the heat, where so many others have failed.
41 degrees and McDonald's soft serve cone still won't melt
Australia's fierce summers are the stuff of legend - enough to turn even the hardiest of folks into a sticky, sweltering mess
But not the McDonald's soft serve, it appears
Australian journalist Rohan Smith was recently tasked with every reporter's favourite summer puff piece: 'Christ, it's hot'
So he set about trying to test just how hot it was. (For the record, it was 41 degrees in Melbourne yesterday.
He filmed some ice blocks melting. (They did. Quickly.
Then he bought a McDonald's soft serve and waited. It's hard to say how long he had to wait as his iPhone over-heated in the intervening time, rendering it unusable
Eventually, after 12 minutes, the soft serve began to puddle
Which begs the question, just what is in that thing
It's not the first ice cream to come under scrutiny for failing to melt. Last year, an Australian supermarket brand of ice cream sandwich hit headlines after it didn't melt - and reportedly had ants fleeing in terror from the sugary treat
Australian grandmother Mary Salter flagged the issue on Coles' Facebook page last year, recounting a tale involving her grandson, an ice cream sandwich and a tantrum
"Can you please explain why after four days in 26-degree heat on cement it has not melted or nothing has volunteered to eat it ... [It is] still in direct sun, still not melted away, still ants fleeing in terror!" she wrote
At the time, Coles responded, saying: "Our ice cream sandwiches make use of very simple, commonly-used food techniques that help slow the melting process, and allows you to consume it without it falling apart in your hands
"This technique includes adding thickener to the cream, creating a honeycomb-like structure which helps to slow the melting process. When the product starts to melt and liquid evaporates, you are left with what appears as foam.
It's not clear whether McDonald's uses the same process but according to the NZ website, their soft serve ice cream is made of the following ingredients: "Milk, Sugar, Cream, Milk Solids, Glucose Syrup (derived from maize, contains sulphites) Vegetable Gums (412, 407, 407a, 466), Emulsifiers (471, 433), Flavour.
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Comment by Marklar's Ghost on January 9, 2019 at 12:27pm
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dogitydog - Yeah, never ate a 3 year old burger that I know of but old cheeseburgers found under the seat of my parents car were like finding treasure when I was a kid. Not one of them ever gave me food poisoning but I'm pretty sure not one of them gave me any nutrition either.
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Comment by dogitydog on January 9, 2019 at 12:16am
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There was a story a while back where this guy put on a jacket that hung in the closet for 2 or 3 years and in the pocket was a McDonald's hamburger that still looked exactly the same as the day he bought it. If you search real hard, eventually you will find the ingredients page on McDonald's website. I reads like something right out of mad scientist horror movie.
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@Raz Putin Great move. That museum burger and fries will look exactly the same 50 years from now.
@cheeki kea Those ingredients are also in vaccines! Chemical castration with that soft serve?
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I like soft serve ice cream.
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Comment by cheeki kea on January 8, 2019 at 10:08pm
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Some of the "soft serve" up contents are ... polysorbate 80/polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monastearate , sodium carboxmethyl cellulose, carrageenan...etc.. Need to make a fully informed decision before indulging in treats these days. Stick to the herbs and vitamins all.
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Comment by Chris of the family Masters on January 8, 2019 at 9:47pm
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Some years ago my friend left large portion of the 'Magnum' ice cream on the grass. Again, no creature would touch it and it never properly melted.
It's obvious the profits are more important then peoples health.
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