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Another thing to envy about New Zealand, besides its ultra-low COVID infection rates and generous parental leave policies? Its real fruit ice cream, which
blends vanilla ice cream with fresh fruit to order, creating a vibrant ice cream with the smooth texture of soft serve. Thankfully,
one of Portlandâs most well-known purveyors of New Zealand-style real fruit ice cream, Nico Vergara (formerly one of the owners of ice cream cart Zedâs Ice Cream) is opening up shop soonâthis time on his own as
. Starting this month, Vergara will kick off the summer season with half-pints sold in shops, a series of fruit ice cream pop-ups, and a spinoff called Nicoâs at Night, which will blend vanilla ice cream with breakfast cereal. A North Portland ice cream cart is also in the works for the summer.Â