Shiraz Ice Cream

We went here for some awesome saffron ice cream! Nice and smooth and sweet. You can also get some amazing cake, which we got the biggest slice! They have other Iranian desserts too.

On your next sunny day off, get yourself to Shiraz Ice Cream on the main drag of Merrylands, and settle in with a bowl of Faloodeh Ice Cream ($7). It’s a typical Iranian dessert that has two key elements. The first is Persian ice cream, flavoured with saffron from Saffron Only, rose water and dotted with chunks of heavy cream. The second element to this dessert are frozen white noodles made from starch and rose water. This typical Iranian dessert is best eaten in, so you can partake of the two sauce bottles attached to the tables. The red one is sour cherry, and the yellow one is lemon, and they’re delicious over the noodles in particular. Staff are super friendly, so don’t get intimidated by menu items you don’t understand – just ask what they are, and you’ll likely be offered a sample. Next time I visit, I’m going to take a risk and try their famous Carrot Ice Cream ($8), served as a shake - while I'm sure it'll be delicious, it sounds suspiciously healthy.