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New tastes of Mexico

Cobians bring unique ice cream shop to Turkey Creek

Carlos and Marisol Cobian have brought new tastes of Mexico to Turkey Creek in Farragut with the opening of Palenteria Azteca ice cream shop.

“This is something new for a Mexican [business],” Carlos said.

Located at 11615 Parkside Drive, the shop offers fresh-made ice cream, agua frescas and shakes, but so much more. This winter, customers can indulge in pork or chicken tamales, birria nachos and ramen, street corn (esquites), marucha loca soup and more. 

“This is homemade ice cream,” Marisol said. “We have homemade popsicles (paletas). We use the more natural fruits to make the ice cream and the popsicles. 

“We have fresh waters, agua frescas, which are flavored waters — natural, too, with just fruit, sugar (and water),” she said. 

There also is the classic banana split. 

Additionally, there are mangonadas, fresca con cremas (strawberries and fresh cream), milkshakes, limonadas (fresh lime water), michi-aguas, bionicos (fruit and fresh cream with granola or pecan topping), rasparados, jarritos preparados (crushed ice covered with fresh fruit and chamoy, a sour salsa, not spicy) and monstro preparados (a preparado with Monster energy drink), among others. 

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