548514 Wed Aug 13 20:28:03 -0700 2008 9 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 3955547 It's been ages since my previous visit to Bi-Rite, so maybe I'm way behind the ice cream flavor roll-out here. In the neighborhood on Monday, I took the opportunity to snack here and had my first taste of "ricanelas". Described as cinnamon ice cream, this tastes like a rich and creamy horchata (rice drink) shot through with a clean burst of canela (mexican cinnamon) and crunchy bits of snickerdoodle cookies. Monday's warmth made sitting on the sidewalk bench with a cone much more pleasant than usual. A cross-roads of the world, I bumped into friends from Ontario who sneaked into the Bay Area without any notice. Luckily we share a love of ice cream for our paths to intersect. Wed Aug 13 20:28:12 -0700 2008 10039 Melanie Wong 1 3955579 Ricanelas is a brand of cookies manufactured by Gamesa from Mexico. I'll have to check out the flavor this weekend at Bi-Rite. Wed Aug 13 20:44:13 -0700 2008 3955547 14374 Mari 2 3955591 Yes, I just learned this when I googled for the name before I posted. They're cinnamon graham cookies. Do let us know how you like it. No one told me that it has rice or other horchata ingredient in it, that's just how it tastes to me. Sort of like riso with a Latin twist. So I'm interested if you have a similar reaction. I had ricanelas on the bottom and balsamic strawberry on top of my single cone. Wed Aug 13 20:52:48 -0700 2008 3955579 10039 Melanie Wong 3 3955683 I just had a bite of it, but thought that the strength of the cinnamon flavor was terrific without being overwhelming. Wed Aug 13 22:06:36 -0700 2008 3955591 10922 Fig Newton 3 3956288 Did it have any pieces of cookie in it? Thu Aug 14 07:17:28 -0700 2008 3955591 21930 Dave MP 4 3956542 Yes, some crumbled pieces of snickerdoodle that managed to stay crunchy. Thu Aug 14 08:28:11 -0700 2008 3956288 10039 Melanie Wong 1 3956276 Thanks for the shout-out, Melanie. I imagine that, hanging out on that block, I would eventually run into everyone. Unfortunately I didn't try the Ricanelas, though I think one daughter did. My old faves (salted caramel and roasted banana) were as good as ever. This was after a satisfying meal at Poc-Chuc, where they made the Platillo Maya spectacularly vegetarian on request. --PR Thu Aug 14 07:10:08 -0700 2008 3955547 21643 Prabhakar Ragde 2 3956576 A sample of the salted caramel is a must for each visit to Bi-Rite. Please do tell us about the platillo when you have a break in the chow-action. Thu Aug 14 08:37:13 -0700 2008 3956276 10039 Melanie Wong 3 3957651 Probably not worth a separate thread -- just a note that we ordered one regular Platillo Maya (appetizer plate with five selections) and one to be made vegetarian for our daughter. They replaced the shredded turkey with various vegetables and left off the cotija, making it vegan, though we hadn't requested that. The rest of the table was casting envious glances at it; it looked great (I didn't think to take a photo) and she enjoyed eating it as the main part of her meal. (Our various mains -- poc-chuc, cochinita pibil -- were also quite good.) --PR Thu Aug 14 13:42:57 -0700 2008 3956576 21643 Prabhakar Ragde 4 3957916 link Thu Aug 14 15:15:15 -0700 2008 3957651 10264 rworange