I don't know what rosewater's normally used for, but I love it in ice cream. Here you get all these wonderful flavors that you don't get in Italy like with saffron. First place I ever had Persian cucumber. It's mostly floral or fruit-based or herbal-based. Mehdi: We don't create, like, weird flavors. It's how I built my business.Ĭaroline: What sets it apart are the flavors. Every single person, I was giving them samples.
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So I had to keep the customers when they were coming. Especially, we don't have walking traffic here. Meanwhile, I was working in the restaurant to sort of support myself. And I start making ice cream for local Iranians. I came here before the revolution in Iran. Mashti Shirvani: I'm Mashti Shirvani, the older brother. And since then, I couldn't wait to go back for more. In a previous video, I crowned them the best ice cream in LA. They're credited for introducing Persian ice cream to LA. They own Mashti Malone's Ice Cream in Hollywood. Like, out of 10, I'd say it's giving me a 12 right now.Ĭaroline: Meet Mashti and Mehdi Shirvani.
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Little did I know it was the best ice cream I'd ever have for the rest of my life.Ĭustomer 3: Couldn't live without it. Like, it's so fun to be around here.Ĭustomer 2: I go to school down the street, and I was looking for ice cream, and it was just here. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Ĭustomer 1: This is definitely my go-to place for ice cream because the flavors are so good and different and because everyone here is awesome.Insider's Caroline Aghajanian previously said they have the best ice cream in LA.It makes flavors such as saffron rosewater, Persian cucumber, lavender, as well as more classic ice cream flavors like chocolate, strawberry, and peanut butter.Mashti and Mehdi Shirvani are credited for introducing Persian ice cream to LA.Mashti Malone's Ice Cream has been a Hollywood staple since the 1980s.