Restaurant cools down Londoners this summer with scoops of canal flavoured ice cream

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It's hardly a flavour to rival old favourites chocolate and vanilla, but an eco-restaurant is planning  to cool down Londoners this summer by serving up refreshing scoops of canal flavour ice cream.

British Waterways has teamed up with award-winning restaurant The Waterhouse, run by Britain’s greenest chef Arthur Potts Dawson, to create the bizarre taste in honour of Carlo Gatti, London’s first ice cream man who famously cut ice from the Regent’s Canal to make ice cream in the 1800s.

Arthur said: “The location of the Waterhouse by the canal is central to its identity, so it’s a great chance to get involved in celebrating the history of a British culinary phenomenon that has its roots on the canal.

"Foraging for a local ingredient to base an ice cream flavour on was an enjoyable challenge for us all in the kitchen here, and we hope it proves popular with our customers and canal visitors alike.”

The ice cream, which also contains elderflower, will be available to taste on the canal as part of a series of events inviting visitors to gain a fresh outlook on the area's environment.

Simon Bamford, General Manager, British Waterways London says: “We’re hoping the events that we’re putting on along the Regent’s Canal as part of the London Festival of Architecture will capture the public’s interest in the wealth of heritage and the waterway environment.

"This is certainly a very distinctive way of capturing the imagination, using a universally-loved treat that ties in to the rich history of the area.

“It also shows the veritable larder of foods that are waiting to be foraged along the lengths of even urban canals. With a bit of thought, a walk along the towpath can be turned into an original experiment in the kitchen.”

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