However, beware: Some jerks will try to ruin your summer with bad ice cream. Like my friend Patty, an amateur chef who makes homemade ice cream. One day, I invited myself over to have some. So here I am, sitting in her kitchen, expecting to pig out on something extraordinary…
Corn ice cream. No lie.
Turns out, Patty gets bored of the tried-and-true chocolates and vanillas and the rest. Which led to me ask Patty why she hated me. She denied it. She’s a liar. But she did admit that there are bad ice creams in the world, stuff even Patty wouldn’t make. And we discussed said flavors. And, well... we hit the Internets and identified the top 10 grossest ice cream flavors in the world.
Yes, the following is by no means a complete catalog. Consider the following list -- which is arranged from least terrible to most insane -- to be a quick outline toward saving your own sanity and sense of taste, providing you with a fighting chance when confronted with something cold and creamy and alien and disgusting.
(And yes, I did try the corn ice cream. It was... interesting. Not my favorite. But compared to what follows, it’s the tastiest treat ever devised!)
10. Parmesan Ice Cream
Are you tired of the same old cheese course to round out your fancy dinner parties? Serve up this salty cheese ice cream and watch your friends never come back to your place to bum a meal. Still, cheese is dairy, unlike the rest of the contenders in this list – therefore, parmesan ice cream, as disturbing as it sounds, bottoms out this list.
9. Salad Ice Cream
Ah yeah! Ice cream with, let’s see… red pepper, orange pepper, cucumber (or is that zucchini?) and cherry tomato! Wonder what the flavor of the ice cream itself is. Actually, no, I really don’t.
8. Chicken-Fried Steak Ice Cream
First clue that this stuff belongs on the top 10 list of grossest ice creams: You make it from the greasy scuzz left behind when you cook up a chicken-fried steak. Never mind that chicken-fried steak itself is pretty gross – now you can have it for dessert! For those of you who enjoy such fare, however, you’re supposed to A) use this ice cream instead of gravy, and then B) gag.
7. Ox Tongue Ice Cream
Yeah, I’m not finding any real information about this one, and had I found a real pic of the actual ice cream, ox tongue may have ranked in the top five. But the concept alone deserves inclusion, as does that cute ox on the packaging. Look at it sticking out its tongue! So cute! So gross!
6. Oyster Ice Cream
Most people blame the Japanese for this one, but apparently the upper classes of colonial America enjoyed it. Think frozen oyster stew. Ew.
5. Fish Ice Cream
We couldn’t find an awesome pic of this ice cream, so here’s the packaging. Apparently it’s a mix of brandy and saury, a salt water fish that’s popular in Japan. “Not Japan!” you exclaim. Yes, it is Japanese. Yes, it sounds not super.
4. Pit Viper Ice Cream
We have no words, except for this: Japanese.
3. Astronaut Ice Cream
Developed for astronauts because NASA hates astronauts, freeze-dried ice cream is solely responsible for every failed space mission ever. It’s a top seller at “science museums.” Science museums. As if those exist. Ha!
Still, as disgusting as Astronaut ice cream is -- and it is extremely disgusting -- two other flavors beat it in the gross-out game through sheer force of will…
2. "Cold Sweat" Ice Cream
AKA, “The Ice Cream From Hell.” Created by some dude in North Carolina who despises you, this stuff is made with three kinds of hot peppers and two kinds of hot sauce, and apparently will burn not just your mouth, but your fingers as well. How bad is it? The creator requires the fools who try it to be legal adults and to sign a waiver. I hate him!
But, for all this foulness, there’s yet one other flavor of ice cream that dominates this list, and it is…
1. Raw Horseflesh Ice Cream
Yep, you read that right. "Basashi” means “raw horse meat.” This noxious concoction is based on a regional Japanese specialty: Raw horse sushi.
Get your questions answered!
How Far Can You Go?
Posted by rainymoon on Jul 13th, 2009 at 5:45PM
I see no garlic ice cream on here which I had at the Gilroy Garlic Festival once... that was pretty nasty I must say.
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Posted by EPjake on Jul 13th, 2009 at 5:47PM
These are some pretty funny options. I too have had Garlic Ice Cream, RainyMoon and it wasn't all that bad actually. But that's just me.
For anyone looking for some less disgusting flavors and more sweet and humorous stories and memories of ice cream... Check out this group: http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/A...
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Posted by GabbyFe on Jul 14th, 2009 at 12:16PM
I'm memorizing this packaging in case I ever go to Japan, just to be safe. :P Nice list though, I hope you didn't get any especially disturbing images while searching.
(oh, and EW. heh)
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Posted by gonnalaughatyou on Jul 14th, 2009 at 1:26PM
What? No '***'Cream? No, not that kind you nasty kitteh...But, creme' di cullo.
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Posted by warmsmyheart on Jul 14th, 2009 at 4:59PM
I think this story provides a public service. Hnnn Garlic ice cream ? I don't think so LOL
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Posted by singer1960 on Jul 14th, 2009 at 9:11PM
I know of some that make Sweet Onion Ice cream....(Imperial Valley Sweet Onion Festival)....and in Holtville...in Jan. during the Carrot Carnival they sell....YOu got it...Carrot Ice Cream
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Posted by RedRover on Jul 15th, 2009 at 10:11AM
Hey!! You made FARK!
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Posted by JojaRodenaLente on Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:06PM
Okay, I'll watch out for those (:
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Posted by Vulcan45 on Jul 18th, 2009 at 3:14PM
fish ice cream? ice cream is my happy place, i now feel invaded :-(
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Posted by Koiponder on Jul 23rd, 2009 at 5:13PM
Oh man! They should hand this out at Weight Watchers meetings. It will cure you ice cream craving FAST!
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Posted by butterflydreams on Jul 24th, 2009 at 9:12AM
omg, those are truly disgusting flavors of ice cream. I never could have imagined they existed!
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Posted by CuteLolita on Jul 31st, 2009 at 6:49PM
Pit viper ice cream Is actually yummy, I have had it before.
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Posted by CuteLolita on Jul 31st, 2009 at 6:50PM
Pit viper ice cream Is actually yummy, I have had it before.
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Posted by PantherShadow on Jul 31st, 2009 at 10:04PM
Well,thanks for the warning.Not that I'd ever try those anyways...
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Posted by theshortloud1 on Aug 12th, 2009 at 7:39PM
i went down the list and said EW to all of it ugh thats nasty
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Posted by runnagirrl on Aug 28th, 2009 at 6:32PM
omg, this list is hilarious, and at the same time quite frightening! these "concoctions" are an insult to ice cream, lol! they all sound awful, but i must say the salad one especially made me wanna gag. :P
anyone wanting to beat an ice cream craving should take a look at this. i guarantee these flavors will put an end to that.
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Posted by DCbuilder on Aug 30th, 2009 at 10:50PM
I had basil ice cream at a great restaurant in San Diego...sounds strange but it was delish...served on top of a brownie, it tasted like a "magic brownie"
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Posted by depressedweirdo on Oct 10th, 2009 at 5:02AM
im laughing sooooo hard right now!!! Japanese have weird desserts!!!!!!!
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Posted by MrsIcb4rP on Oct 11th, 2009 at 5:15PM
omg...lmao...you forgot asparagus & garlic...
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Posted by shannonmeduh on Nov 7th, 2009 at 3:56PM
This list is disturbing!!! What did ice cream ever do to them??
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