I tried UK’s wackiest ice cream flavours from pickled onion to Bisto – the crazy £4.50 winner surprised me
WHATEVER will Mr Whippy say? To compete, he may need to stick more than a 99 Flake in his cone.
An ice-cream parlour in posh Knightsbridge, Central London has come up with some very crazy flavours, ranging from, er, Twiglets, to Bisto and Irn-Bru.
Summer pop-up The Ice Cream Project is the idea of eccentric fashion designer Anya Hindmarch, as Waitrose recently revealed Gen Z enjoy a twist of baked beans, soya sauce or cheese in their tubs.
She bills her ices, at £4.50 a scoop, as “a celebration of Britain’s kitchen cupboard culture”.
But do we likey-lick?
Alexander McLeod, right, tries Anya’s ice creams and gives his verdicts and marks out of ten . . .
Jacob’s Twiglets
MALTY, yeasty and spiked with a Marmite tang.
It’s also smooth, which feels strange given how much your brain expects crunch.
Oddly, I quite liked it.
Rating: 7/10
Quaker Oats
SWEET, toasted oat flavour was bland and packed all the joy of a cold bowl of porridge.
This ice cream has a velvety vanilla base but is a little coarse.
Rating: 5/10
Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
CREAMY base has fruity richness of quality olive oil.
Gentle peppery taste lingers to keep you interested.
Smooth and balanced.
Rating: 8/10
Bisto Gravy
SUBTLE gravy flavour brings roast-dinner warmth but frozen into a silky, scoopable form that nearly works.
Shows even Bisto can be made posh.
Rating: 6/10
Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake
AS snow-white as the original slab, this captures that sharp mint sweetness.
Refreshing palate- cleanser.
Rating: 7/10
Flying Goose Sriracha
IT’S Sriracha from the first icy hit – tangy, garlicky, with a slow-building heat that creeps up on you.
Bold and strange but not entirely unlikeable.
Rating: 6/10
Garner’s Pickled Onion
NORMALLY, when you smell a dish from across the room, it’s a good sign. Not here.
Vinegary, briny punch feels more like a dare than dessert.
Rating: 2/10
Ovaltine
MALTED warmth comforts like a favourite jumper.
Balances the sweetness and slight earthiness well, and is really quite nice.
Rating: 7/10
Irn-Bru
BRIGHT orange and proudly so, this sorbet looks and tastes just like the drink.
Fizzy on the tongue, and very sweet. Perfect for a hot summer day.
Rating: 6/10
McVitie Club Orange
NOSTALGIC mix of milk chocolate and zesty orange.
The crushed-biscuit pieces provide enjoyable texture and crunch.
Rating: 8/10
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