Liquid Terminator Water Ice?

Don't judge my badly chipped polish too harshly!

Unicorn Water Ice  - Rita's Italian Ice

The foodie fascination with unicorn-everything has been going strong for about two years now. (Although there has recently been a notable detour through mermaids.) And I get it, unicorns are fun, they're colorful, they're magical, but...they don't taste like anything.

We all know unicorns do not exist, and the concept of them isn't associated with any particular flavor or food imagery, so what classifies something as "unicorn" flavored? Well, according to Starbucks (whom I blame for all of this), unicorns taste like mango, sour blue raspberry, and immediate regret. Project 7 thinks unicorns taste like tropical fruit. Which pretty much concludes why foray into unicorn-flavored territory. Until now. So, what is Rita's take?

Blood Orange Water Ice - Quickie Review

Blood Orange Water Ice - Quickie Review

So Rita's announced their newest flavor about a week ago, which was blood orange, and it sounded interesting, until I saw that Texas is getting a Dr. Pepper flavored ice. Lucky Texas!

I can't help be feel disappointed by comparison. I like blood orange, because I like all citrus juices and flavors, but I have a feeling that this water ice is more gimmick than anything else. Did Rita's really formulate a whole new flavor syrup for this item? Or did they just add red dye to their preexisting orange flavoring? Let's find out!

Fear Not! We can all be Pretencious and eat Blood Orange Water Ice this Summer!

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The video below says it all. Play it, you know you want to.

Dr. Pepper Rita's Water Ice - Texas Only

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Stupid lucky Texas. If it tests well there it might go nationwide! Let's hope this one makes it past the trial phase.

Today's the 1st Day of Spring! Go get yourself some free water ice!

What kind of food blogger would I be if I didn’t remind all of you that today is the first day of spring? It’s going to possibly snow here in Jersey (boo) but you can still go out and get a free water ice!

Fri, March 20th -  12pm-9pm

 (It might vary by location, so double check.)

Find a Rita's near you: www.ritasice.com