Hokey Pokey Ice Cream appears as a signature dish in 1 New Zealand cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Hokey Pokey Ice Cream · Auckland
Hokey pokey ice cream is vanilla ice cream studded with small balls of golden honeycomb toffee. It is New Zealand's second most-loved flavour after vanilla, and the country's signature ice cream.
The term 'hokey pokey' for honeycomb toffee appears in New Zealand from the late 19th century. The ice cream version emerged in the mid-20th century, with solid toffee pieces. The defining moment was around 1980, when manufacturer Tip Top switched to small balls of honeycomb toffee, creating the form Kiwis know today. Hokey pokey has become a frequently cited piece of Kiwiana (the everyday national identity); the ice cream has been exported to Japan, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Tip Top still produces the canonical version, though many small NZ ice cream makers now run their own honeycomb-based flavours.
Where to eat in Auckland:
- Bestie
- The Store