Joe Biden. AP Photo/Jay LaPrete Vice President Joe Biden is a self-proclaimed "genuine lover of ice cream."

"I don't drink, I don't smoke, but I eat a lot of ice cream," Biden has been quoted as saying.

There's even a Tumblr dedicated to the vice president's affinity for frozen dairy products.

The good thing about being vice president is that you get to travel around quite a bit. And Biden has used this as an opportunity to visit a handful of ice-cream parlors.

So after Biden's announcement Tuesday that he wouldn't seek the presidency in 2016, here are 10 important pictures of the vice president enjoying his favorite frozen treat.