Posted on 07/29/2017 8:03:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Manhattan ice cream shop La Newyorkina has introduced what may be the most unique sundae the city has to offer.
The Greenwich Village Mexican ice cream and paleta shop tops its new Happy-Hoppy Sundae with chili-coated, crunchy grasshoppers.
The interesting insect topping is paired with Mexican vanilla ice cream that has a hint of chili, mezcal infused caramel sauce and a candied orange slice.
The spicy, sweet and salty flavors seem like they would be palatable, if you can get past the fact that you are eating a dead bug.
Mike Chau, a blogger based in New York, tried the sundae and described the flavors as unexpected.
“The ice cream was great, as always at La Newyorkina. The chapulines [grasshoppers] were very crunchy and salty, and also had a really strong tangy flavor,” Chau said.
Chau also said he wouldn’t order the sundae again, but felt like it was worth it and fun to try.
If you are interested in trying the sundae for yourself, the one of a kind treat will cost you $12.
The sundae is available through the end of July, but the shop has added the chili grasshoppers as a permanent topping because it has become so popular.
So if vanilla chili ice cream isn't your thing, you can still try the insects on a different flavor of ice cream.
Though the cricket topping might seem weird, it is actually a popular snack in Mexico, eaten like nuts. The crickets are high-quality and also sustainably sourced, according to the eatery.
I have some cat food in the yard with ants all over it, wonder what I could get for it.
> New Yorkers Are Paying $12 to Eat an Ice Cream Sundae Topped With Insects <
Then they go to their polling places and vote for Bill de Blasio for mayor. Stupid is as stupid does.
lice cream.....
A Mexican ice cream parlor, selling ice cream topped with insects:
Doing the job Americans won’t do.
I'd think their insect of choice would be a Periplaneta Americana
Would I spend more or less than $12 to get the ice cream without bugs.
Not photoshopped, not a joke. These are actual BBQ crickets.
Reason #327 why the aliens refuse to contact us.
Whey TMI...
So..... when the health inspector makes a visit, how will he tell the good bugs from the bad bugs ?
Flied Lice?
Well done, young whippersnapper...
In Thailand I ate a roasted scorpion. They are served by street vendors
Another depravity coming from that place...
New Yorkers also vote for the stupidest politicians.
If it was authentic Mexican food, it would be infested with roaches.
Click on the picture at the left when you get to this page:
Thailand also has chocolate-covered ants.
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