WHALE SHIT ..... SOME POOP....... WITH YOUR SCOOP ......

 

Well fuck my old boots !!!!!!!......i say .......they say ,......dem good old  days  .....oh!!!!!!fucking really ......whale shit in your ice cream  ....no thanks mate !!!!!.....the  word  shite  /poop/stool/excriment/jobies/kheik/......whatever  terminolgy you use ........  it is  not  .......  for ice  cream   .........bad  enough the   shermans......sherman tanks......yanks  ....... put fucking  bacon on ice cream....... you inbred  goat  rapers ........bacon is meant for  sarnies  .......  brits  love the  old  swine/pig/bovine/oinker.........on bread  a   bacon sarnie .......on ice creaam you   culinary inept  bastards  .........don't you get enough bacon  on a  sarnie ........  you are  just  doing it  because  you are a  bunch of greedy   fuckers ...... who  just shovel food in your  fucking piehole ....... for  no  reason ..........american  fine  dining is  atrocious as  fuck !!!!!!!......cannot  even  use  a knife a  fork properly ........ like   fucking catlle   rancherd ........ steers and  queers   .....it is   annoying that people   cannot  .... use  a knife   and  fork.....    the indian use their  fucking   hands   .......there is no  way!!!!!!....... i am   eating  when i wipe my arse   ......i use a loo roll /bog paper/shite paper/ arsewipe/toilet tissue  snobby bastards  name  ....(incidentally a great   70's singer....lou  rawls  ....sounds  the  same ..... right!!!!!!! i would  not   want to be  called   lou  rawls  !!!!!!....... get the piss  taken out of   you...).....great voice  shite name...........   excuse the  pun ........however   in the  good old  days  !!!!!!........  ice cream had  whale shite  ...no wonder people died  young ......i just like   mine    with  chemicals   thanks  ......and  choclate bits    not  shite  ........so a scoop of poop with  your cream   ...ambergis .....enjoy  ...folks  ......

Yes, This Old-School Ice Cream Flavor Actually Relied On Whale Poop

Sarah Lintakoon

Sat, June 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM PDT

2 min read

A close up of many different ice cream scoops - Sameer Chogale/Getty Images

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Ice cream might seem like a modern invention, but it actually has a much deeper and richer history than you may think. It's come a long way from both the time and country that invented it, and ice cream flavors have changed over the years to reflect these shifts. Nowadays, there are all kinds of unusual ingredients you can turn into ice cream; it doesn't even necessarily have to be sweet anymore.

Weird and wacky ice cream flavors are considered a modern phenomenon, but there is one old-school ice cream recipe that gives these newer flavors a run for their money. This ice cream recipe, which dates back to roughly 1665, calls for mace, orangeflower water, and ambergris for flavor. Ambergris, for those who don't know, is a substance found in the fecal matter of sperm whales; to put it bluntly, yes, this ice cream was made with whale poop.

This ice cream flavor doesn't have a specific name but it is widely considered the oldest recipe for ice cream in the world. Understandably, ambergris-flavored ice cream sounds pretty gross to most of us today. However, it actually used to be a popular flavor. Perhaps we just think it sounds offputting since it's an ice cream flavor we never see anymore.

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What Is Ambergris?

A close up photo of a piece of ambergris - Farel Gunawan/Shutterstock

Ambergris is what happens when a sharp object like a squid beak is ingested by a whale. Similar to how an oyster makes a pearl, the whale's intestinal system makes a waxy substance that coats the hard object, which is then ejected from the body along with other fecal matter. Initially, ambergris is soft and smelly but after floating in the ocean and washing up on shore, it becomes hard and actually develops a beautiful fragrance that historically made it highly sought after by perfume makers.

Ambergris started popping up as an ingredient in food in the 1660s, around the same time the ambergris ice cream recipe was created. It gained popularity due to its incredible scent and rich flavor and was often used to make desserts. In addition to this ice cream, ambergris was used in bread puddings, hot custard drinks, gelatins, and more.

The ingredient eventually fell out of fashion as taste trends shifted. Still, every now and then people try to recreate the world's oldest ice cream recipe. To the surprise of many, ambergris in ice cream is often described as delicious, like a richer, deeper, and more complex vanilla flavor.

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