fan milk

  The Beninese analogue to the now iconic, yet all but absent, Ice Cream Man is the Fan Milk Man. No, he drives no van. No he has no cheery calliope soundtrack to accompany the vending of his wares, and no he doesn't really sell ice cream as such... Even so that familiar honking of black and silver hand-held horn promises to excite you in the same way as their domestic brothers. They peddle their product under the power of only their feet; pushing a largish blue and white cooler on wheels emblazoned with the stylized Fan Milk logo and a picture-filled list of prices. Their product? Not quite ice cream, not quite yogurt, not always quite frozen, but never all that bad.

  Fan Milk comes in several varieties, each with their own special claim to fame. With prices ranging from as low as 30 CFA (about $0.05) for a Fan Pop, and as high as 350 CFA ($0.70) for the elusive and delicious Fan Gold, Fan Milk suits everyones budget. The product line itself is essentially frozen yogurt with different additives thrown into a durable plastic sack. This clever distribution method allows for the product to be thawed and refrozen multiple times with only minor degradation in product quality. The lower price range Tampico and Fan Pop are the familiar sugar-water-flavor frozen combination that are international in appeal.

  However, how is one to know which flavors are good and which are bad? While a cheap thrill, nothing will leave you more annoyed than a yogurty palate on a hot day when you wanted fruity. Well, we have decided to throw our bodies, palates and risk early afternoon post-sugar fix lethargy to bring you a review of each product in the Fan Milk line.

  Please note all opinions are completely biased, as are all descriptive texts (because I wrote them!) The quotes are real. If you don't agree with us, you may be wrong.

  With us for this first review, we have lauded experts in Fan Milk Consumption; Ben and Ellen!

     

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