Chinese Ice Cream

This is Salvador's Restaurant in Kunming, China. It's owned by an American ex-patriot who has lived in the city for about 13 years and it served American food and drinks only. The food is mostly purchased by other American ex-pat's and is, to be honest, mediocre by our standards, but for those in China, it's "heaven" (as was described to me by another ex-pat). Drinks include staples such as gin and tonic, rum and coke, whiskey, and tequila sunrises. That said, Chinese folks do come here often, not for the meals of drinks but because Salvador's sells something else the Chinese are crazy about - he sells ice cream out of a case in front. The Chinese love ice cream, and Salvador's sells peanut butter, snickers, chocolate chip, and other flavors. It's a huge success. 

In fact, ice cream is so popular in China, that McDonald's has set up stand-alone booths like the one above where they sell nothing but ice cream. For McDonald's, ice cream is their biggest seller, far outpacing their burgers or fries. If Ben and Jerry's ever expanded to China, they would become multi-billionaires, easily.