An activity that is popular in my country and many tourists come only to try it is eating ice cream in Damascus, Syria. This shop has been open for about 100 years, which makes it very popular among locals and tourists as well. They come from all over the world just to experience the taste of ice cream. What makes it popular also is the method they make ice cream, which is different than other shops. They usually start by heating up a pan on the oven. Then they pour a liquid into it. After the liquid starts heating up a bit, they roll it with an equipment. It looks like a spoon. They start to roll it all over the pan. When it is solid, they put it in a cup and serve it to customers. Usually ice cream is served in a form of balls. The form of it is melty, but this ice cream is different. This actually contributes to the popularity of it. I think in the future it will be more popular because they are working on advertising this shop even more. Whenever you go on the streets of Syria, you see ads for this shop.
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An activity that is popular in my country and many tourists come only to try it is eating ice cream in Damascus, Syria. This shop has been open for about 100 years, which makes it very popular among locals and tourists as well. They come from all over the world just to experience the taste of ice cream. What makes it popular is the method they use to make ice cream, which is different from other shops. They usually start by heating up a pan on the oven. Then they pour a liquid into it. After the liquid starts heating up a bit, they roll it with a tool that looks like a spoon. They start to roll it all over the pan. When it is solid, they put it in a cup and serve it to customers. Usually, ice cream is served in the form of balls. The texture is melty, but this ice cream is different. This actually contributes to its popularity. I think in the future it will be more popular because they are working on advertising this shop even more. Whenever you go on the streets of Syria, you see ads for this shop.
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