Glow-in-the-Dark Ice Cream

We’ll talk about ice cream all day long, any day of the week, any time of the year. We’ve heard about all different types of ice cream, in flavors you can’t imagine from all parts of the world.

But glow-in-the-dark ice cream?

OK, that’s a new one but it’s true. You may have already read about this colorful concoction. If not, here’s the scoop:

A British ice cream maker named Charlie Francis created this glow-in-the-dark ice cream using synthesized jellyfish proteins. These are the same proteins that allow jellyfish to produce light inside their bodies.

This might not sound too appetizing but Francis says his ice cream “tastes pretty good” and also says it does not appear to be dangerous.

Francis has some experience with frosty, funky desserts. He owns an ice cream business that specializes in exotic ice cream flavors. The business has experimented with more than 200 flavors. We’re talking tastes like roast beef, salty whiskey caramel, rhubarb chocolate macaroon and raspberry mojito (some of those flavors sound pretty good, some….not so much).

Francis says he first came up with the glow-in-the-dark idea when looking for a special berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet. He came across a research paper on jellyfish and a property that allows them to emit light. Francis started doing research and came up with his bright idea for ice cream.

Francis says the proteins in the ice cream react with a person’s tongue. As the mouth warms the protein, the ice cream begins to glow.

So does this sound like an ice cream you’d like to try? Good luck. This ice cream costs around $220 a scoop so don’t expect to find it in your grocery store freezer section any time soon.

The good news is, there always plenty of great, affordable ice cream out there to try. Even if it doesn’t glow in the dark.