That viral pickle ice cream isn’t as weird as you think

The latest viral food dividing our nation? Pickle soft serve, which is available at Lucky Pickle Dumpling Co. in New York City.

The cold, hard truth behind pickle soft serve, though, is that it’s more of a cucumber ice cream than anything else. Per Refinery29’s profile of the dish, the primary ingredient is actually fresh-pressed, un-pickled cucumber. 

The dish’s architects did add a hint of tanginess, though, which makes the ice cream taste like a “half-sour” pickle, or a pickle that hasn’t been brining for very long.

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