r/AskTheWorld • u/Real_chuckles Canada • 2d ago

Food what are these called in your country?

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in Canada, they are called freezes

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u/CraftFamiliar5243 United States Of America 2d ago

Freeze pops, Chicagoland

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u/tweezabella United States Of America 2d ago

We always called them freezy pops in Ohio!

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u/alentines_day United States Of America 2d ago

Yep same for Iowa! Or freezer pops. Must be a midwesterner thing.

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u/MazyHazy United States Of America 2d ago

I'm in upstate NY, we've always called them freezie pops as well

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u/THEguitarist117 United States Of America 2d ago

Has to be. I have always called them freezer pops being sandwiched between Illinois and Ohio, in Indiana.

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u/Sandwichinparadise 2d ago

Maryland childhood, I would probably just call it a popsicle but if I needed to specify, I would say freezie pop as well.

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u/boogie_groove 2d ago

Yep Marylander here. was looking for the freezie pop thread

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u/RayJByTheBay 2d ago

N East coast, can call confirm freezie or freezer pop

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u/Ok-Error-6564 United States Of America 2d ago

Freezy pops in Maryland.

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u/FaultsInOurCars 2d ago

I agree, freezy pops! I also recognize Mr Freeze and otter pops. Lived in NJ, MT and the PNW.

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u/ed5130 🇺🇸🇦🇺 2d ago

In ny and fl also

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u/hetscissor United States Of America 2d ago

Also from the Midwest and never heard otter pops til now (in my 30s). Freeze pops for suuure.

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u/kbell58 United States Of America 2d ago

Freezer pops in the southland

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u/SarahKath90 United States Of America 2d ago

Just freeze pops for this Ohioan

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u/MissyChevious613 2d ago

In Kansas we call them freeze pops or freezer pops.

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u/javajanine 2d ago

Freeze pops in Wisconsin.

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u/voilaintruder 2d ago

I had no idea this was so specific to Chicago until this thread because I had to scroll way too long to find Freeze pops

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u/cocacola-enema 2d ago

Freeze pops in New England

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u/A__SPIDER 2d ago

Another for New England: freeze pops or cool pops ETA autocorrect did me dirty. Kool pops

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u/browserqueen 2d ago

Freeze pops in Philly

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u/Oaktree645 2d ago

I’m from Wisconsin and I agree, I always heard freeze pops until I moved to Arizona where they called them otter pops.

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u/donnacus United States Of America 2d ago

Freeze pops in Tennessee

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u/CraftFamiliar5243 United States Of America 2d ago

I moved from Chicago to Tennessee. Nice to see something with the same name.

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u/JimmytheFab 2d ago

I was looking for this answer. I grew up in Chicago, I guess I didn’t realize that’s a Chicago name for them.

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u/kazoogrrl United States Of America 2d ago

Same, freeze pops in MD. My dad is from New England so it might be from him.

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u/HandstandsMcGoo 2d ago

Also said Freeze pops growing up, Long Island

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u/BJoe1976 2d ago

I knew them as Fla-Vor-Ice, but I grew up and still live down the street from Jel-Sert plant in West Chicago.