Ice cream

Ice cream is a frozen food, typically eaten as a snack or dessert, usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. It is typically sweetened with sucrose, corn syrup, cane sugar, beet sugar, and/or other sweeteners. Typically, flavourings and colourings are added in addition to stabilizers. The mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures. It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.
The meaning of the phrase "ice cream" varies from one country to another. Phrases such as "frozen custard", "frozen yogurt", "sorbet", "gelato" and others are used to distinguish different varieties and styles. In some countries, such as the United States, the phrase "ice cream" applies only to a specific variety, and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients.

Food

We all gotta eat, right? Lists of your favorite things to stuff in your face, ranked.

Food Glorious Food

Part of the fun of traveling is stuffing your face with the cuisines and treats of the locals. These lists rank the most delicious, must-try foods wherever you'll be.

Food Around the World

Popular Opinion

Everyone has a favorite food. Maybe yours is mac n' cheese, or steak, or even sushi. But does your favorite rank among the best food in the world? This list has been cultivated and voted on by food lovers everywhere, which means that this ranking&nbsp;of the best foods ever is based on your opinion. Anyone can add their <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-foods/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite foods</a> to this list, which makes these mouthwatering rankings an accurate, real-time rundown of the tastiest treats on Earth.See how your taste stacks up against the rest of the community. You can influence the order of this list of the tastiest food in the world by voting up your favorite foods.&nbsp;Warning: side effects of viewing or adding to this list include extreme hunger, drooling, and a desire for delicious treats.

Lasagne

The Most Delicious Foods in the World

Ranker Community

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It’s a question asked by kids at sleepovers and by bored office workers around the world. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Don’t blurt out the first thing that comes to your head, because the answer may not be as simple as you think. Maybe pizza is the first thing you think of, but can you truthfully say that you won’t miss the satisfying, perfect bite that you only get with a giant plate of nachos? This entire list is a Sophie’s choice of delicious food, and it will drive you insane with just a glance, setting your stomach rumbling. If you think you’re up to the challenge, throw out your concept of healthy eating, undo the top button on your jeans, and vote up the one food that you would eat for the rest of your life. Foodies have long discussed the one best food they would happily eat until they departed this mortal coil. Some people get fancy with it and choose a forever meal of a lone quail egg. Other folks, who aren’t afraid to get trashy with their bad selves, decide they’re going to eat nothing but bean burritos until eternity. But now it’s your turn to decide what one food you’ll eat for the rest of your life.Vote here on your favorite forever food, and if there’s some weird regional grub that isn't already listed, run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes it.

Steak

If You Could Only Eat One Food for the Rest of Your Life...

Favorite Foods | Food You Could Eat for Every Meal

Ranker Food

What makes you feel better when you&#39;re sick, down or just need your food to give you a big hug? What foods do you turn to when you&#39;re curled up on the couch on a cold evening? Comfort food is usually food prepared traditionally with a nostalgic or sentimental value.

Many comfort foods have soft consistencies and are full of salts, butters and fats. But not always! Whatever food comforts you the most? That&#39;s a comfort food.

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Pancakes

The Most Comforting Comfort Food

Best Comfort Food | List of Most Popular Comforting Foods

analise.dubner

Lists that rank the many delicious and decadent things you shove into your mouth by the handful, straight from the bag, off the stick, out of the bin, etc. Yum.

Snacks, Sweets, Candy & Treats

Desserts

Most of us have at least some semblance of a sweet tooth, and various types of desserts cater to different tastes. The best delectable treat&nbsp;meant to be savored after a (hopefully healthy) dinner is always up for debate. Whether you enjoy treats that are sugary, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/chocolate-related-crimes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">chocolatey</a>, or fruit flavored,&nbsp;everyone has an opinion on the best kind of dessert.&nbsp;From classics, like chocolate cake and candy to fancier dishes like tiramisu, the most popular desserts around the world all come together in this delicious list for you to peruse.&nbsp; 
 
What is the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-desserts/ranker-food" target="_blank">best dessert</a> to eat? It&#39;s really a matter of opinion. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-ice-cream-flavors" target="_blank">Ice cream</a> is a summer favorite that&nbsp;offers countless flavor options to satisfy any sweet tooth. If you prefer something warmer, why not have a slice of heated apple pie or a chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven? Love pastries?&nbsp;Egg whites provide a fluffy base for the delicate dessert known as macaroons, and deep-fried treats like donuts can be satisfyingly indulgent as well. Whether store-bought or homemade, read onward if you&#39;re ready to salivate.&nbsp; 
 
How will we ever determine which dessert is the best? Help us decide by giving your favorite kinds of desserts a thumbs up below. If your sweet tooth still isn&#39;t satiated, check out the list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-non-chocolate-candies" target="_blank">Best Non-Chocolate Candies</a>.

The Most Delicious Kinds Of Dessert

Best Dessert | List of Most Popular Desserts

The best snacks in the world including the best salty snacks, the best sweet snacks, and the guiltiest indulgences, many of which you can find in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-subscription-boxes-for-snack-lovers/ranker-shopping" target="_blank">monthly subscription boxes for snack lovers</a>. These foods of convenience rank among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world">best foods in the world</a> for their simplicity and complexity alike, and the majority of these tasty snack foods are also some of the most addictive and tastiest foods on the planet.Be it a between meal nosh or a pre-game array, snacking is truly an art form: the perfect marriage of convenience and sustenance. Whether you fall into the guilt-free snack school (where sliced apples and natural popcorn take top snacks positions) or the big flavors equal better snacking camp (Cool Ranch Doritos! Chicken nachos with spicy guacamole! Easy Cheeeese!), this list of the best foods for snacking should give you some ideas for foods to add to your shopping list for snacking convenience. This list includes all the best snacks for lunches, between meal snacks, snacks for kids, and low calorie snack options.What are the best light snacks? What are the best movie snacks? What are the best munchies? This list of the greatest snacks ever seeks to take a bite out of these questions by uniting snackers around the world in a quest to determine what the best snacks are. Vote up the foods you consider to be the greatest snacks and vote down those you don't think deserve the title of top snack food. If you don't see your favorite snacks on the list, make sure to add them.If you're looking for snacking opportunities outside the home, consult the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/your-favorite-movie-snacks">best movie snacks list</a>. If you want to wax nostalgic about snack foods past, check out <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-greatest-discontinued-1990s-foods-and-beverages/brian-gilmore">the greatest discontinued snack foods of the '90s</a>. One thing is for sure, you'll find much more that just the top 10 snack foods here!Snackers worldwide unite...what's in YOUR kitchen cabinets?

Nuts

The Very Best Snacks to Eat Between Meals, Ranked

Best Snacks | Most Delicious Snack List

Restaurants

A buffet offers freedom to choose - and often the freedom of piling your plate as high as you like - but what foods are are the best of the buffet line? No matter what kind of buffet we go to, from a classy <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-vegas-buffets/ranker-travel" target="_blank">casino buffet</a> to an all-you-can-eat buffet chain, there are always dishes we&#39;re hoping to see. Sure, it&#39;s easy and fun to take a chance on a suspicious dish at a buffet, but the best buffet foods are ones you can rely on if your gamble doesn&#39;t pay off.

There are buffet backbones like salad bars, carving stations, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ways-to-eat-potatoes/ranker-food" target="_blank">potatoes baked and fried</a>. There are also fancy foods like crab legs and fondue, that are game changers when it comes to the best foods at a buffet. Almost anything at a buffet can be a &quot;bar&quot; - with interactive stations allowing you to make omelets, baked potatoes, waffles, and more. Are these flexible foods the best things to eat at a buffet?

What are your go-to buffet foods? Vote up the best buffet items that you can rely on. Add any of the best main course and side dish buffet foods we&#39;ve forgotten, no drinks or desserts.

The Best Things To See At A Buffet

The Best Foods To Eat At A Buffet

Hacks, facts, insider secrets, and horror stories from your favorite retail stores, product lines, and places to shop.

SSHHH! Company Secrets

Secrets

Nothing is ever quite what it seems, and in America the majority of our products have quite a few tricks up their sleeves. Whether it's false branding, false marketing, or an accidental origin story, it seems like we can never get a straight answer on any of our favorite products. These everyday, common products, have some shady truths hidden behind their snazzy labels, and some of these brand name secrets will save you all kinds of cash.While you might have heard a couple of these product secrets before, there are definitely a few on this list that will surprise you. For instance, did you know that Hamilton Beach Brands was satisfying housewives waaaay before they started producing toasters? Or that the long standing myth about Jell-O being made from horse hooves is actually false (but the truth is just as disgusting), and that you aren't totally getting your moneys worth with Double Stuf Oreos?Take a gander at all of these product secrets and weird brand origin stories and prepare to have everything you've ever known about Mr. Clean Magic Erasers fall apart. Okay, maybe that's a bit of an overstatement but we do hope that your mind is at least slightly blown at some of these product secrets. Upvote the best secret, whether it's the grossest origin story, the craziest ingredients in your favorite foods, or the best accidental inventions of common items. You'll definitely question your next purchases after getting the scoop on these widely used household products.&nbsp;

The Secrets Behind Widely Used Products

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Secrets Behind Common Household Products

Erica Scheidt

Inventions

What is mankind's greatest invention? This list includes some of the most innovative, ground breaking inventions ever. Each invention listed here in some way changed history, altering the way we live our lives. Some inventions, like medicine, help to extend our lives and others, like the wheel, changed the way we get around, transport goods and just generally do anything. Which of mankind's inventions do you believe is the most important? Time to vote, and be sure to rerank this list in any order you like. The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-american-inventors-list/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous inventors</a>&nbsp;in history have made contributions that stand the test of time. From electricity to fire to telephones, mankind's greatest inventions and discoveries help define who we are today. Can any of you argue that the computer is not one of the most notable inventions ever? Certainly not, given that the computer is how many of you are reading this list right now. Of course, everyone at one time or another has an idea for a new invention. Sometimes inventors with the best of intentions wind up <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-inventors-foiled-by-their-own-inventions-v1/lons" target="_blank">foiled by their own creations</a>. And, in case you think all great inventions were created by men, think again: This list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/history_s-most-under-appreciated-female-inventors/brooke-wilson" target="_blank">history's most under-appreciated female inventors</a> will set you straight.

What Is Mankind's Greatest Invention?

Lists for hot days, long nights, and streaky globs of sunscreen.

Hot Fun in the Summertime

The best picnic foods are those classic and tasty main courses, side dishes, beverages and desserts that are good bets to take to an outdoor meal at the local park or at the beach. Because there is not always a cooking source like a grill available at a picnic, all of these picnic food ideas can be prepared ahead of time and packed for a lovely gathering with family or friends. As gathering for picnics is a classic American pastime, the best picnic foods are just that as well. Traditional American foods like fried chicken, apple pie and lemonade or iced tea are staples of picnic menus across the country. But great picnic foods don't stop there. As a main course, sandwiches or subs are another favorite for their portability and ease of eating without utensils. But no picnic would be complete without side dishes and other finger foods. Choices like potato salad, deviled eggs, cole slaw, pasta salad and chips are common items at picnics. Many also like to serve fresh vegetables, cheese and bean salads. For beverages, kids can enjoy fruit punch while the adults can partake (responsibly of course) on wine and beer. Don't forget dessert with popular favorites like cookies, brownies and cupcakes all typical for great picnic menus, not to mention some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world" target="_blank">most delicious foods in the world</a>. So when you're packing up the cooler and the kids for an afternoon picnic, what are you cooking? Vote for your favorite picnic foods, add those not listed or re-rank this list of the best picnic foods! If you're picnicking with a barbecue, check out the <a href="/crowdranked-list/best-foods-on-a-bbq" target="_blank">best foods on a BBQ</a> for more inspiration.

Fruit salad

The Best Picnic Foods

Best Picnic Foods | List of Food Ideas for Picnics

Prison

For people on death row, just about the only thing they have left to look forward to is their last meal. Should they choose something&nbsp;fancy or typical? Try something they've always wanted to, or stick with a tried-and-true favorite? Should they wash it down with booze or milk?We asked our audience what foods they would want to eat for their final meal. Vote up the meals that&nbsp;you'd like to enjoy for your last supper, and down vote those that aren't worthy of being that last thing you eat.

We Asked, You Answered: What Would You Pick For Your Last Meal On Death Row?

Death Row Last Meals

Jacob Bryant

Lists about the greatest years of your life—whether you remember them or not.

College Life

Snacks

If you've been to College, or are there now, there is a single unifying factor most students share. They are flat broke... all the time. Which makes eating challenging. Also: bad. Because cheap, quick-to-make, easy-to-eat food is NEVER good for you. Vote on what you ate (or eat) the most of in College. The cheapest, the grossest, the fastest, the easiest. And feel free to add anything that's missing.

Grilled cheese sandwich

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We get it—chocolate is basically irresistible. Now, repeat after us: "Hi, I'm [your name here], and I'm addicted to chocolate."

Chocoholics Anonymous 

Here's a list of the top foods and fruits to dip in chocolate fondue, as voted on by fondue lovers.&nbsp;What to dip in chocolate fondue?&nbsp;Your spread of dipping foods should be as well thought out as the sweet, gooey star of the show. While it's true that pretty much anything doused in chocolate is bound to be delicious, some foods pair with chocolate fondue better than others. Texture, juiciness, sweetness, and mildness of flavor of the dipping foods all come in to play when you are searching for the perfect foods to dip in chocolate fondue. The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-delicious-fruits/analise.dubner?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular fruit</a> to dip in chocolate is strawberries - and for good reason: they are firm and have the right amount of tartness to offset the sweetness of the fondue. Marshmallows, pound cake, and shortbread are also popular choices. Feel free to add other fondue items and vote on your favorites!

Popcorn

The Best Things to Dip in Chocolate Fondue

Lists about the best strains and products for the discriminating stoner.

Pot Connoisseurs

Culture

So many things are better with (canna)butter: cookies, candies, cakes, oh my! If you're considering making a little cannabudder (how cheeky) and unleashing your inner marijuana chef, this <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-picnic-foods/ranker-food?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of foods</a> to make with pot butter is a great place to look for edible ideas. Far from the standards of pot brownies and weed cookies, the list of marijuana cooking ideas will push you in the direction of sweet, savory, and even calorie conscious edibles that will get you high.&nbsp;What are the best marijuana edibles? What does cannabutter go best with? Frankly, anything that calls for butter can be made into an edible as long as the butter's not meant to burn off. You can butter your toast with cannabudder, mix it into your omelette, or just eat a chunk of it if you're feeling fat and sober. However you choose to cook with cannabis, the result's gonna be a okay, man.

Brownies

The Best Food Items to Turn Into Marijuana Edibles

Marijuana Edibles | List of Pot Butter Ideas

Bryce Chelsea

Lifestyle

These mason jar ideas will fill the mason jar of your imagination with delightful ways to use the hippest, most airtight glassware around. Because you've loaded up on Ball or Kerr mason jars in every size, but there are only so many craft cocktails to pour in your sturdy, homespun glasses, how about checking out a list of creative things that you can put in your mason jars? You'll be the toast of Pinterest&nbsp;in no time!Way back in 1859, John Landis Mason created the first mason jars, not for home-brewed beers or even arts and crafts, but to preserve perishables long before every kitchen had a refrigerator. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-once-upon-a-time-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Once upon a time</a>, mason jars meant survival, but in the 21st century, they mean tasty beverages at the slickest bars in Brooklyn, Silver Lake, and everywhere in between.Mason jars also mean clever solutions to practical problems, problems like, &quot;Where do I keep all these sea shells?&quot; or &quot;What the hell am I going to do with all these mason jars?&quot; This list of mason jar ideas will provide the answers you seek, so vote up your favorite things to put in mason jars and add even more unique ways to use mason jars if you are in the know.

The Best Things to Put in Mason Jars

Mason Jar Ideas | List of Things to Put in Mason Jars

Tucker DeSaulnier

Everyone likes eating, but it seems like everything delicious is loaded with calories, fat, and sugar. Let's play a game and pretend we live in a world without consequences.&nbsp;What food would you eat everyday if it didn't make you fat? Would it be something fatty and salty, like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-french-fries" target="_blank">delicious&nbsp;french fries</a>? Would you opt for something savory and greasy, like a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hottest-pizzas/amylindorff" target="_blank">beautiful pizza pie,</a> fresh from the oven? Or would you indulge your sweet tooth with a classic&nbsp;like fudgey brownies and ice cream? In this thought experiment all of these&nbsp;delicious foods that make you fat would have absolutely no&nbsp;calories.Which foods would you absolutely&nbsp;never tire of if you could indulge every day? Which of your favorite foods would you pick to indulge in for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Vote up your choices and add anything you feel is missing.&nbsp;

Foods You'd Eat Everyday If You Didn't Gain Weight

Elise Hennigan

Lists about what to expect when you're expecting, funny memes, movies to watch, delicious snacks to try, and much more to get you through these 40 magical weeks of pregnancy.

A Bun in the Oven

Though all women are different, one thing is certain for all: when pregnant, food cravings are no joke and these are the most craveable foods when you're pregnant. Move over pickles and ice cream. These foods are demanded by pregnant women the most.While there are many foods that should be avoided by pregnant women, these foods are certainly not on that list. From junk foods like pizza and hamburgers to beverages like chocolate milk and lemonade to sweets like Christmas cookies and apple fritters, pregnant women's food cravings sure don't discriminate.An estimated 50% of pregnant women crave at least one food during their pregnancy with sweets coming in first among food types. Salty snacks are also popular as are Mexican foods and spicy foods. Even a select few crave citrus fruits and other tart items. Quite often, women crave foods they normally would never eat while they are pregnant.According to some, what a woman craves while she is pregnant can tell a bit about the child they are carrying and even about the health of both. Women who crave chocolate may be lacking in magnesium while ladies who crave ice may be deficient in iron. Whatever the reason for the cravings or whatever they may or may not mean, pregnant women can be demanding and plain crazy at times. Take the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-9-craziest-pregnant-women-in-news-report-history/joanne">nine craziest pregnant women in the news</a> for example. Not all women are close to that crazy, but certainly come close with their odd food cravings.

Orange juice

The Most Craveable Foods When You're Pregnant

Best Pregnancy Foods | List of Craved Foods During Pregnancy

Stacy Keener

The best spicy food cures is quite the subjective list of hot food remedies. While everyone that chooses to eat really spicy food has at least one thing in common (they're crazy), each person that eats ridiculously hot food swears by a different spicy food remedy to get them through eating peppers, hot wings, and all other manner of hot and spicy foods that require some relief.&nbsp;What are the top cures after eating spicy foods? From dairy to carbs to citrus, there are all sorts of great cures to cool a spicy tongue available to rid you of that uncomfortable feelings from eating really spicy foods. If you find yourself in the middle of an eating challenge involving spicy foods, these are some great cures for your burning tongue.

Beer

The Best Ways to Cool Your Mouth After Eating Spicy Food

Danielle Dauenhauer

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Click Here for Free Stuff!

Hacks

There's not a person alive who doesn't love free stuff. And though many naysayers&nbsp;suggest&nbsp;that there's no such thing as a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-to-eat-for-free/matt-manser" target="_blank">free lunch</a>, this list of awesome things you can get for free online is proof that, some things are free of charge. There are countless websites that offer <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-can-get-for-free-on-your-birthday/machk" target="_blank">free things</a>, mostly in the hopes that you'll fall madly in love with their respective products and become a regular customer. But whether or not you become a devoted shopper isn't really the point. The point is&nbsp;free stuff!If you're curious about getting&nbsp;online <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/free-things-no-one-takes-advantage-of/lowe-saddler" target="_blank">freebies</a>, the process is&nbsp;fast and easy. Most of the brands on this list want you to sign up for their newsletters or special loyalty programs, but these are small prices to pay for a potentially awesome freebie that could save you a few bucks. Some of these items might even change your life (Godiva chocolates, for example, have that power).Check out this list of free stuff you can get online, and start ordering your cool freebies today.

Awesome Things You Can Get For Free Online

12 Awesome Things You Can Get For Free Online

Donn Saylor

On April 10, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic began her maiden voyage from Southampton  in Hampshire, England, to New York City. Five night later, she collided with an iceberg and sank into the Atlantic, taking more than 1,500 passengers with her.

The Ship of Dreams

Old Stuff

What did they eat on&nbsp;Titanic? It all, very literally, depended on where you sat.&nbsp;

The food served on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/titanic-survivor-stories/elise" target="_blank">Titanic</a>&nbsp;had more nuance and flair on the higher decks, where more options allowed for an array of flavor combinations. In first class, passengers could enjoy the foods that came with their voyage or they could pay a bit extra to dine&nbsp;at one of Titanic&#39;s&nbsp;restaurants, the&nbsp;&Agrave; la Carte and&nbsp;Caf&eacute; Parisien.&nbsp;Second- and third-class passengers had fewer choices, especially those traveling in steerage, but no one went hungry, and the dishes and facilities <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/titanic-hygiene/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">were as clean</a> as could be.

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/pictures-of-first-class-on-different-airlines/steve-wright" target="_blank">First-class</a> passengers ate three meals a day. Breakfast and lunch included buffet-style dining, while dinner was a multi-course affair. In second class,&nbsp;Titanic&nbsp;meals were robust and plentiful, again served three times a day. People in third class enjoyed breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper, with dinner serving as the largest meal of the day.&nbsp;

When it came to what first-class passengers ate on&nbsp;Titanic, no expense was spared.&nbsp;Titanic&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-delicious-foods-in-the-world" target="_blank">food</a> menus reveal elaborate dishes for members of the second and third classes as well, with meals that included plenty of tasty foods for all.

Ice cream

Ice cream is listed on