Crazy Things People Do To Ice Cream
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Eat It From A ToiletModern Toilet, Taiwan and Hong Kong: At this toilet-themed restaurant chain, patrons sit on toilet-shaped seats and eat chocolate ice cream out of mini toilet-shaped bowls.
Top it with Dried PeasBig Gay Ice Cream, New York City: At the first brick-and-mortar location of the trendy Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, soft serve topping options include bacon marmalade and wasabi pea dust.
Turn It Into SpaghettiSpaghettieis, Germany: This popular German specialty resembles spaghetti with marinara sauce but actually consists of vanilla ice cream that's been passed through an extruder and topped with strawberry sauce and coconut.
Make It X-RatedIce Cream Cocktail, London: Brit parlor, The Icecreamists, devises boundary-pushing flavors like the 'Sex Bomb' ice cream cocktail: "Fior di Latte ice cream is blended with natural stimulants (Ginkgo Biloba, Arginine, Guarana) and other secret ingredients for blood flow and energy. Scented with a gentle infusion of citrus zest. Topped with a shot of burning La Fee Absinthe administered from a hospital IV drip." Thankfully, even pseudo-ice cream anarchists impose a limit of one per customer. -
Mold It Like SushiSushi Ice Cream, Singapore: Häagen-Dazs shops in Singapore promoted this special ice cream, which was artfully shaped to resemble sushi.
Mix It With Duck FatPhilippe Faur, France: At his eponymous ice cream boutiques, French ice cream artisan Philippe Faur uses Maison Rougié foie gras to create his luxe, award-winning duck foie gras ice cream. Royal Petrossian caviar, mustard and truffle ice creams are a few more of Faur's nine savory flavors.
Make It DangerousSunny Sky's Homemade Ice Cream, Angier NC: Signing a liability waiver is a prerequisite for customers who want to taste the Cold Sweat Ice Cream, a fiery flavor made with habanero, pequin and Thai chiles.