What's Massachusetts favorite ice cream flavor? It's not chocolate or vanilla

Love of ice cream may be one of the few things Americans everywhere can agree on - until you start talking about flavors, at least.

What better time for these passionate discussions than National Ice Cream Day on July 21 - though this summer every day may feel like an ice cream day, especially with the recent heat wave across New England.

Holiday Calendar conducted a study of the top five most popular ice cream flavors in each state, through analyzing grocery shopping data of over 12 million Americans, combined with a survey of 4,500 people across 15 states to supplement the findings.

Favorite ice cream flavor in Massachusetts

Massachusetts really does run on coffee.

The Bay State bucked the trend, with coffee being number one, and the national favorite being relegated to fourth place. For anyone familiar with the history leading up to the American Revolution, preference for coffee should not come as a surprise. Boston in particular has had a special affinity for coffee ever since city residents began losing their taste for tea following the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest against the British taxation.

1. Coffee
2. Chocolate
3. Strawberry
4. Vanilla
5. Rocky Road

Top flavors in the country

Vanilla came out on top in the nationwide average, being the first choice in 19 states. You can draw your own conclusions on what it may say that our nation's favorite flavor is also a synonym for boring or uninteresting.

Chocolate was a close second, being the favorite in 15 states, according to Holiday Calendar's map.

While they didn't have a nationwide list, the International Dairy Foods Association supported these findings with their own data released this week.

• Vanilla.
• Chocolate.
• Strawberry.
• Butter Pecan.
• Cookie Dough