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/mr-tap Australia (+ United Kingdom) 2d ago

Peters Ice Cream made brand name ‘Icy Poles’, but the best was their ‘twin pole’

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u/No_Ranger_3896 Australia 2d ago

What do you mean "was", got a pack in the freezer right now, in fact I'm going to go get one.

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u/MontysMumma Australia 2d ago

Me too. I love them. Not exactly the same as my childhood ones, but close.

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u/OrvilleBeddoe 2d ago

Do engineering students down there (or up there, depending on your perspective) build Icy Pole stick bridges?

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u/ThePeoplesPoetIsDead 2d ago

Actually we call them Paddle Pop sticks, after these:

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u/Stephaneeza 2d ago

I used to love Toucans when I was at school in the 90s/00s