Imagine Eating This Giant Parfait
You probably can't handle this giant parfait. I dunno, maybe you can! I sure can't. Well, not alone at least.
Eating Häagen-Dazs Vegetable Flavored Ice Cream
How about some nice Häagen-Dazs ice cream? With tomatoes and cherries? If that's not your thing, you can always try carrots and oranges. Japanese site Gigazine did just that.
Oh Goodness, Japan Is Getting Spaghetti Popsicles
You might be asking, why? Why spaghetti popsicles? But let's ask another question: Why the heck not? Actually, no. Let's just stay with why?
Chips Ahoy! Ice Cream Creations: The Snacktaku Review
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I eat a lot of cookies. Really, it's kind of a financial burden. One that just got worse when I walked into the grocery store and saw four new varieties of ice cream-themed Chips Ahoy, which I immediately bought and ran home to try.
In Japan, Häagen-Dazs Has Unusual Flavors Even You Might Want
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This month, Häagen-Dazs is releasing two special flavors in Japan to mark its 30th anniversary in the country. And, let me tell you, they look pink. But special Häagen-Dazs flavors are not new to Japan.
Ice Cream Can Get Bizarre in Japan
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Your typical ice cream in Japan is rather vanilla. Things usually don't get much crazier than green tea. But in some places, the ice cream gets downright strange. Viper ice cream, anyone?
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How Do You Make a Zombie Apocalypse Kid-Friendly? Ice Cream, Of Course
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A few years back I played a little Wii game called Cold Stone Creamery: Scoop It Up, and advertainment piece that involved assembling ice cream cones for random customers passing by a storefront. Thefty Jack's Zombie I Scream is pretty much the same thing.
McDonald's Cone: The Snacktaku Review
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The world's most popular fast food restaurant does many things wrong.
Cool Down with the World's Fastest Hedgehog
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Nothing's better than an ice-cold disembodied hedgehog head on those simmering summer afternoons. Could this possibly be the only video-game themed ice cream around? Photo by Juston Western. [Flickr]