Junk Food Nation, it’s time for Round 2 of “Which Is The Better Bay?” A little while ago we debated Michael Bay vs. Old Bay. This time I’d like to ask: Which Is The Better Bay? The Bay of Pigs or Skip Bayless?

Now I realize this is tough. It’s tough especially because the term “better” is not really what you want to use as the modifier here, is it?  The Bay of Pigs was was a failed invasion/overthrow attempt on Fidel Castro’s regime by a group of counter revolutionaries who were trained by the US CIA.  It was noted as a huge embarrassment for the US government and a failure of foreign policy.

Meanwhile, Skip Bayless is a talking head on ESPN who spouts off against Stephen A. Smith on ESPN First Take, a daily ESPN 2 sports morning talk program.  He is a loud annoying troll who is extremely arrogant and loves to hype Tim Tebow and bash LeBron James.

So, I guess in determining which is worse, you’re ultimately saying which is…better?  So let me know below in the comments. WHICH IS THE BETTER BAY!?

Also, time to get to the winner of the Star Wars / Pringles Giveaway.  Thanks to all who participated and entered!  Using the random number generator at Random.org, I assigned every entry a number, clicked the button, and found my winner:

*** FlyOverGirl ***

Congratulations, FlyOverGirl!  E-mail your contact info to junkfoodguy@junkfoodguy.com and Cabo Chips will mail you your prize as soon as they can! Enjoy!

Today’s junk food: New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato!

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato: The Money Shot

FINALLY!  I’d seen a bunch of the other Häagen-Dazs Gelato flavors online and in stores, but none of those really interested me.  The Black Cherry Amaretto and this New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato were the only two of the new flavors I was interested in, AND I COULDN’T FIND THE LIMONCELLO ANYWHERE.  (I did get to try the Black Cherry, and it was lovely.)

VODKA

So when I finally tracked down this New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato, I was very excited.  TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT TO MY AREA, H-D!  This is lemon gelato blended with vodka, apparently.

Zesty!

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato is described as “sweet and zesty”…lemon zesty, that is.  The black cherry amaretto flavor had a distinct amaretto taste – it was very enjoyable.  But as Crazy Food Dude noted in his review, vodka is flavorless…so would I get any boozy-ness in this?

Vodka is actually an ingredient.  Hmmm

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato has 240 calories per serving and this entire tub has 840 calories.  Wow.

Limoncello, BTW, is “Traditionally, it is made from the zest of Femminello St. Teresa lemons, also known as Sorrento lemons or Sfusato Lemons.Lemon zest, or peels without the pith, are steeped in grain alcohol until the oil is released. The resulting yellow liquid is then mixed with simple syrup.”  Zesty, indeed! Let’s taste.

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato: very light yellow

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato: smooth texture, easy to spoon

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato: virtually flawless in consistency

New Häagen-Dazs Limoncello Gelato was very good, but let’s get one thing out of the way right away – I tasted no vodka or any generally boozy flavor.  Zippy.  And trust me, I strained my tongue, closed my eyes and tried to taste the alcohol – nadda.  Oh well.

To be fair, I don’t think I’ve ever had limoncello liqueur either…maybe this tasted EXACTLY like it?  Maybe.  Don’t know, however.

What I DO know is that this was a very GOOD gelato for those who like lemon, but want to avoid a sorbet.  This gelato was VERY smooth, my spoon melted right through it, and VERY VERY creamy.  The lemon taste was strong and sweet and citrus-y.  It was NOT, however, sour or tart, so it didn’t go into full on lemon flavor.  Essentially, it tasted exactly like how limoncello was made – this seemed to be sweet gelato that tasted of lemon zest.  It had nice lemon flavor, did not taste like dish soap, but still stayed within that sweet range in order to mix with the creaminess of the gelato properly.

The flavor wasn’t bold, but it wasn’t meek either.  Just a good, middle ground lemon flavored gelato.  Not my personal favorite, but I give the overall construction and flavor very high marks.

PURCHASED AT: Safeway

COST: $3.00 on sale

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Junk Food Guy