This month, the rest of the nation joins us in celebrating and honoring the Caribbean and its invaluable contribution to the US! Caribbean people and our region are known for our warmth and hospitality, scenic landscapes, waters, rain forests and wildlife. We’re also loved for our hype parties, sexy music, spicy, colorful food, melting pot of races and ethnicities, musical accents and vibrant patois, over achieving academics and record-breaking athletics.
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This month, the rest of the nation joins us in celebrating and honoring the Caribbean and its invaluable contribution to the US! Caribbean people and our region are known for our warmth and hospitality, scenic landscapes, waters, rain forests and wildlife. We’re also loved for our hype parties, sexy music, spicy, colorful food, melting pot of races and ethnicities, musical accents and vibrant patois, over achieving academics and record-breaking athletics.
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Sorrel is a nostalgic Caribbean beverage, famously enjoyed during the Christmas holidays. It is a deep red iced tea made from brewing the calyces of a flower with warm spices and sugar. In Latin America, particularly Mexico, the flower it is made from is referred to as flor de Jamaica, and the drink is called Agua de flor de Jamaica. You might have also heard of it being called roselle..
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Are you scratching your head trying to figure out which part of the grape is the nut? Well, Grape-Nuts actually aren’t related to grapes, or nuts! They are a classic, healthy cereal made from wheat and barley, also sometimes called “grain nuts”. Their subtle sweetness and crumbly texture make Grape-Nuts a wonderful addition to many recipes. Grape-Nuts with ice cream was therefore an inevitable combination, mixing in the cereal to a creamy vanilla ice cream base.
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Sorrel is the name we call both the flower and the drink we make from it. One of our favorite memories from living in Trinidad is seeing trucks parked at the side of the highway, piled high with the dried flowers, with signs advertising the price per pound. In the markets, mounds of deep red sorrel topped almost every counter, ready to be brewed into a celebratory Christmas drink. It was one of those seasonal signs that would tell us the holidays were coming! But these days, here in New York, we don’t have to wait for December to enjoy the sweet tartness of this festive beverage. Sorrel is growing in popularity throughout the US, and you can find it any month of the year. At Island Pops, we make Sorrel Rum Sorbet and Sorrel Ice Pops, best-selling flavors!
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May we have a moment of silence for the cancelled carnivals all over the world, and the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn? We definitely support the efforts to contain the spread of covid, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to miss the yearly celebrations. For those who don’t know, or who haven’t gotten to experience it, The Labor Day Parade is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City (where our shop is also located). The main event is the West Indian Day Parade, which attracts between one and three million people! The spectators and participants watch and follow the procession on its route along Eastern Parkway.
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On July 14th 2019 we officially opened the Island Pops shop on Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn after much hard work and many delays! As we look back on the wild ride this all has been, we see more and more that this journey has always
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Khalid put together a fantastic Fathers’ Day menu for Island Pops with limited edition flavors he jokingly says are “ting for the back!” If you know what that means, you know. If you don’t understand what that means, ask him! He also LOVES the Mackeson Chocolate Brownie flavor, so the family is going to surprise him with a new milkshake recipe made just for him, using it!
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It’s June! And that means so much for us at Island Pops. First off, we’re celebrating National Caribbean-American Heritage month here in NYC so we will be boasting louder than ever about our Trini culture. Island Pops was built on our love and longing for the tastes of our home islands and we are excited to show you more
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Island Pops would not even exist if it were not for my wife, Shelly. In 2014 she got sick with Chikungunya and was craving soursop ice cream that I couldn't find anywhere in Brooklyn. I decided to try my hand at making my own. It wasn’t perfect (yet) but it was the beginnings of what you know now as Island Pops…
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They’re calling Sea moss a spanking new Superfood, but growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, we’ve known this our whole lives! In fact we’ve made a Sea moss flavor ice cream at Island pops, inspired by Seamoss Punch..
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These cute character cones are definitely full of character! We used toppings like marshmallows and chocolate shell to add cuddly features to scoops of ice cream, turning them into adorable bunnies, bears and kittens.
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Just as the new year starts, the Carnival energy really gets pumping. For many countries, especially Trinidad and Tobago, Carnival is one of the most anticipated celebrations of the year.
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As you get more acquainted with Soursop, you will quickly realize that it is much friendlier and more agreeable than what meets the eye. Soursop fruit might look a bit intimidating to some people.
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