An ice cream fan has got people wondering whether humanity has ‘gone too far’ with a weird new flavour.
Reddit users were sent into a frenzy after one social media fan spotted a cheddar-flavoured cone. Some even said mankind’s quest for the ultimate frozen treat had finally crossed the line.
A snap of the cheesy delight was posted to the CasualUK subreddit. The adventurous foodie who tried it wrote: “Couldn’t decide whether to eat it like ice cream or lick it like cheese”.
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They then added the delicacy tasted “like mature cheddar, no hint of sweetness at all, very strange.”
Reddit users had an array of reactions, with one writing: “That’s a wrap on humanity I think.” Another agreed: “If you have to ask if man has gone too far, chances are it has.”
A third commented: “Man went too far making it, you went even further eating it,” while fourth joked: “The genie is out of the bottle. Things can never be the way they were before.”
However, it turns out cheese ice cream isn’t a new fad – in fact it was tickling taste buds in the UK centuries ago too. One food fan claimed: “Cheese flavoured ice cream has been a thing since the late 18th century or so. It is having a bit of a comeback of late though.”
Another added: “Some of the oldest ice cream flavours (say, late 1700s) were based on cheese, so this isn’t really that weird. Cheddar might be too sharp a flavour, though.”
Others, meanwhile, said cheese ice creams are commonplace in other parts of the world. “We’ve had this in The Philippines for ages now, although I don’t think the cheddar is as strong as the kind you’d get here,” one person explained. “I actually like it a lot, but then we’re used to the sweet and salty combo there.”
A second wrote: “Cheese Ice cream is quite common in India, its really nice sweet and salty/savoury is a great taste pairing that UK doesn’t do much of but we should! ” And a third shared their European encounter: “I had ricotta ice cream in Sicily. That was really nice.”
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