Choc tops

I just had to write a post about choc tops because they are possibly mine and Dave's favourite Australian invention (in fact they are mine and Dave's favourite Australian invention seeing as the Australian's have invented little else....). According to Wikipedia the traditional choc top is one scoop of vanilla ice-cream covered in a hard milk chocolate shell, sitting atop an ice-cream cone. Today however there are many variations, including different flavour ice-creams and chocolate tops studded with confectionary. Apparently, they are an "Australian institution" at the cinema.

And indeed they should be because they are absolutely delicious. Our first foray into them was at our local cinema where they sell many delicious variations including maple and walnut and mint choc chip flavours. The most recent one we experienced was rhubarb flavour and my, it was scrumptious! A cinema trip is now not complete without a choc top. When we come back to England, I'm not quite sure how the incredible choc-top is going to be replaced - a Ben & Jerry's sundae just isn't comparable.