I’ve been putting soy sauce on vanilla ice cream for 15 years,” and user Iz.Esther said, “This feels like the logical extension of salted caramel and makes so much sense to me! ...

While a great vanilla ice cream is a good place to start, there are plenty of other options you can explore -- both when it comes to your ice cream, and the type of soy sauce you use!

You might not imagine soy sauce working with a dessert, let alone ice cream. However, the salty condiment works quite well with the frozen treat.

MAKE AHEAD: The ice cream mixture needs to chill for at least 4 and no more than 12 hours before being frozen. The finished, frozen ice cream begins to deteriorate in texture and quality after 1 week.

Soy sauce, though rarely seen outside tasting menus, has found surprising success when paired with vanilla bases. Cornbread ice cream also gives savory elements, often paired with fruit or smoked ...