The Weirdest Ice Cream Flavors from Around the World

The faster summer approaches, the more we begin to crave sweet, cool ice cream. For many of us, it represents our childhood — the thrill of a dripping ice cream cone at the beach, or the joy of the tinkling ice cream truck coming down your street.

While the most popular flavors in the United States remain the old standbys — vanilla, chocolate, and maybe cookies and cream if we’re feeling fancy — many ice cream shops today are branching out beyond these staple flavors and trying to bring new levels of creativity to your favorite scoops. Savory options are more popular than ever before, and chefs seem to be trying to one-up each other to see who can serve up the craziest flavor.

If you’re feeling adventurous, here are some of the weirdest ice cream flavors in the world.

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