Twister (ice cream)
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Twister is an ice cream
lollipop
on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by Unilever
's Heart brand. It is vanilla ice cream and iced pear flavoured on the outside and strawberry
on the inside and is shaped in a spiral
.
There was a change in the flavours of the "outside" of the ice cream in 2010, which has never been acknowledged on the Twister packaging. The previous flavours were a pineapple ice cream, and a spiral of lemon and lime ice. The strawberry ice inside was continued.
A smaller version, Mini Twister, is available in multipacks. Some Mini Twisters in each pack have the flavours reversed, so that the strawberry appears on the outside. A Choc Twister is available in the UK. In March 2008, Unilever famously launched a plum and aniseed flavour twister, which lasted only two months before being withdrawn following disappointing sales.
Twister could also refer to a roller coaster based on the ice cream, created for West Midland Safari Park
. The roller coaster is of a 'Wild Mouse' design.
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
lollipop
Ice pop
An ice pop, also referred to in the United States as a popsicle, and in the United Kingdom as an ice lolly, lolly ice or ice lollipop, is a frozen, water-based dessert. It is made by freezing flavored liquid around a stick. Often, the juice is colored artificially...
on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
's Heart brand. It is vanilla ice cream and iced pear flavoured on the outside and strawberry
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
on the inside and is shaped in a spiral
Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point.-Spiral or helix:...
.
There was a change in the flavours of the "outside" of the ice cream in 2010, which has never been acknowledged on the Twister packaging. The previous flavours were a pineapple ice cream, and a spiral of lemon and lime ice. The strawberry ice inside was continued.
A smaller version, Mini Twister, is available in multipacks. Some Mini Twisters in each pack have the flavours reversed, so that the strawberry appears on the outside. A Choc Twister is available in the UK. In March 2008, Unilever famously launched a plum and aniseed flavour twister, which lasted only two months before being withdrawn following disappointing sales.
Twister could also refer to a roller coaster based on the ice cream, created for West Midland Safari Park
West Midland Safari Park
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened in 1973.The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals. The safari contains about 600 animals from around 30 different species from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia...
. The roller coaster is of a 'Wild Mouse' design.