You know what really cleanses the palate after a big, greasyfast-foodmeal?

A nice cold serving of sweet, refreshingice cream, of course.

To be clear: none of this is meant to denigrate the sweet stuff.

mcdonalds soft serve

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And that goes well beyond the basicIce Cream Dishor Vanilla Cone.

Wondering what is in a Snowball Slush Float?

according to the chain’s website.

McDonald’s vanilla soft serve cone

McDonald’s

And soft-serve is the basis for all the other Dairy Queen frozen treats as well.

Soft serve also features in the chain’s “Classic Treats,” like the cones and sundaes.

One thing that fans like the most about BK’s soft-serve?

Sonic Strawberry Shortcake Snowball Slush Float

Sonic

“I appreciate that Burger King has kept the price low,” wroteone customer on Reddit.

“It’s the reason I often purchase a cone.

Plus they typically swirl it very high.”

Dairy Queen Blizzard

Dairy Queen

Oh, and several different soft serve cones, too.

“But that’s hardly the only soft serve-based treat onthe menu.

Burger King Spider-Verse Sundae

Burger King

Chick-fil-A vanilla soft serve

Chick-fil-A

Tastee Freez Dipped Cone at Wienerschnitzel

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A&W root beer float

Photo: Courtesy of A&W