Queso ice cream
.jpg) A queso and chocolate sorbetes | |
| Alternative names | Keso ice cream, cheese ice cream, cheddar cheese ice cream |
|---|---|
| Type | Ice cream |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Variations | Mais con queso ice cream |
Queso ice cream, also called keso ice cream or cheese ice cream, is a Filipino ice cream flavor prepared using cheddar cheese and sweet cream.[1] The classic dessert has a salty, sweet, and tangy flavor. It is considered one of the traditional or “Pinoy” flavors of Filipino sorbetes — alongside: ube, buko, and mantecado.[2]
It is also commonly eaten as an ice cream sandwich with pandesal bread rolls,[3][4] or made with corn kernels (a popular dessert pairing in the Philippines called mais con queso).[5]
History
[edit]Ice cream was first introduced to the Philippines in 1899 during the American Colonial Period.[6] During this time an American businessman known as, Metcalfe Clarke, opened the first ice cream parlor at Manila’s Plaza Moraga.[7]
Refrigerators did not enter the average Filipino home until the 1920s, so locals had to go to parlors to purchase ice cream. Having ice cream in your home and being able to serve it to guests became a symbol of status. At the time, only the elite could afford a refrigerator in their home – refrigerator brands actually pushed elitist ideology in their branding to encourage wealthy consumers to purchase their products.[6]
As ice cream became popularized and more homes adopted refrigerators, the cheaper alternative to the sweet frozen dessert was born: Sorbetes or “dirty ice cream”.[6] Made with carabao or coconut milk and casava flour, sorbetes offers an affordable Filipino twist to ice cream.[8] Sorbetero carts carried traditional Filipino flavors like, keso, ube, and buko.[2]
See also
[edit]External links
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Media related to Cheese ice cream at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ↑ Welsch, Michelle (July 1, 2025). "What Makes Filipino Cheese Ice Cream Different From What The US Is Used To". Tasting Table. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
- 1 2 Assistant, Editorial (May 15, 2018). "The Food Story: Pinoy Sorbetes - Bitesized.ph". Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Keso Ice Cream". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Sorbetes". Taste Atlas. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Mais Queso (Corn and Cheese) Ice Cream Nests". Pinay in Texas Cooking Corner. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "PEJ Reader". www.ejournals.ph. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ Torres, Jose Victor Z. (May 11, 2026). "The history of Filipino frozen delights". radar. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
- ↑ Sarthou, Myke (March 4, 2025). "The sweet history of sorbetes". Simpol.ph. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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