An ever-popular dessert which has been a fixture of British households for more than 40 years and can be picked up for just a handful of change left an American man baffled when his wife described it as « posh ». The man posts on social media as yankeedoodleintheuk, where he regularly shares his amusing observations on life in the UK as a foreigner.
He recently shared the surprising story on Instagram, where he asked for other people’s views in a video with the overlay caption: « I didn’t realise this was such a big deal here… I’ve been doing it wrong. » « I didn’t realise this one thing was posh, » he said.
« Last night we had our spaghetti bolognese, and we’re ready for our pudding, so I went into the kitchen, dug into the freezer, and pulled something out. And my wife said: ‘What’s the special occasion?’ I was like: ‘Special occassion? What do you mean?’
« Prior to this I went to Tesco and I found this pudding. It was about £1.50 I believe. I’ve had it before, it’s delicious.
« I never knew it was considered posh. Now I need your opinion if you consider this posh. »
He then revealed the dessert in question – the legendary mint-flavoured Viennetta ice cream. Launched by UK ice cream company Wall’s in 1982, the Viennetta is a rectangular-shaped ice cream cake with a wavy, concertina-like pattern, giving it a sophisticated, fancy appearance despite its cheap price point.
The man continued: « She said: ‘When we grew up we only had this on very special occasions. It was considered a posh pudding, and maybe if we had guests over or something we’d pull out the Viennetta’.
« And I can sort of see where she’s coming from. It does look slightly posh. It’s cool. But at the same time it’s almost like a deconstructed choc ice. »
Concluding, he said: « Just having a Viennetta at your house, right? That’s a good enough special occasion for me. »
People in the comments were unanimous in their views that a Viennetta is the height of sophistication. One said: « You can’t just whip out a Viennetta on a random Wednesday! Party times only! »
Another wrote: « As a child, absolutely posh and amazing treat. As an adult, basic as anything and yet also strangely still feels posh. I’ve not had one in years mind, but I think I’ll get an Easter treat! »
Someone else said: « We used to have it on Christmas Day (and Christmas Day only!) » And another weote: « We only had it when the Queen visited us. »
A different user said: « All you had to mention was ‘freezer’ and ‘posh’ and I guarantee every single 35+ something in the UK knew it was a Viennetta. »
And someone else said: « What’s next? Colin the Caterpillar when it isn’t someone’s birthday? »
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