My friend and I quickly nipped in to the fudge shop next door to stock up on goodies to eat in the que for Chin Chins (not that it was long..we're just greedy). They did traditional and unusual fudges like mojito and amaretto and coffee fudge. Whilst my friend Becky opted for the dark chocolate and sea salt, I bought a piece of chocolate coated bacon. Yes the saltiness of the bacon pumped up the flavour of the chocolate but I'm not sure I'd buy it again, but you have to buy these things to know if you like it.
In the queu for ice cream I then had the difficult task of deciding what flavour I'd like. They had 3 regular flavours then a special although there is nothing normal about this ice creamery let me tell you!!
Here's a great description by Timeout...
"Now a fixture of Camden Market, the innovative Chin Chin Labs – where ice-cream is frozen to order amid billowing clouds of liquid nitrogen-generated steam – may not seem as wacky as it once did, but there are always new tourists to surprise, and plenty of regulars happy to queue for the fabulous ice-cream. The menu is commandingly short: chocolate, vanilla and two specials – one ice-cream, one dairy-free sorbet. The latter always astounds with its fat-free creaminess and cool flavours, such as griddled peach, watermelon and dill, or beetroot choc chip. Haute cuisine references are frequent in flavours such as coffee and tobacco, or Guinness caramel with smoked salt. Experimental, yes, but the results are reliably superb. Pimp your tub with a veritable chemistry set of sprinkles and sauces (we liked the white chocolate-coated potato chips with our summery strawberry and hay ice-cream) – you too can be a molecular gastronomist."
Choosing the toppings was just as exciting as choosing the flavour. They had griddles white chocolate, cardamom and pistachio powder, green tea peanut brittle to name a few.
I finally chose coconut sun cream when they announced they'd sold out...typical! But they replaced it with an exciting retro flavour of 'Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich with a caramelised toasted bread topping'..how could I refuse!! So here it is along with the griddles white chocolate. How do you grill white chocolate..seems only the laboratorists know!!
At rock bottom prices that include an ice cream and a topping or sauce (extra toppings or sauces are 45p) I can't recommend this place enough. Even If the queu looks long just watching the Chin Chin laboratorists at work was an exciting experience!!
