Saturday 16 November, 2024

Glow-in-the-dark ice cream made possible with jellyfish protein

We’ll stick with vanilla, thanks.

WHY ARE SOME people so intent on watching the world burn? Ice cream is one of the better things in life, so why ruin it?

We’ve already seen it made out of breast milk, spaghetti and cheese, and flavoured with weirdo things such as horse radish and ‘raw horsemeat’.

It’s wrong. Sick and wrong.

Well now, British entrepeuner and owner of Lick Me I’m Delicious, Charlie Francis, has successfully produced a glow-in-the-dark ice cream.

Yes, a glow-in-the-dark ice cream, because the stress of eating ice cream in the dark is just too much. How else can we see the runny bits and know where to lick?

The hidden ingredient that causes the radio-active glow comes from jellyfish protein. The protein reacts with the warm tongue, the pH level increases and you’re left with a little rave in your mouth to which we’re all invited.

Francis came up with the idea while researching Jellyfish in his spare time, and worked with a Chinese scientist on a synthetic version.

It doesn’t come cheap, however, with a single scoop setting you back €167.

It’s perfectly safe to eat, well, based on his scientific research of ‘trying it himself’. Writing on the company blog, Francis says:

Is it safe to eat? Well I tried some and I don’t seem to be glowing anywhere, so we’ll go with a yes for now.

And it’s not the oddest flavour you can get from Lick Me, the company also make ice cream using a washing machine and a fire extinguisher.

But Charlie isn’t about to stop there, and according to the LA Times his next mission is to sort an invisible frozen treat, and put out a call for any magician that might be able to make it possible.

We’re on board for the potential calorie-free aspect of this.