We all know and love ice cream, but here some things you may not know about this sweet treat.
1 Largest Ice Cream Farm
The world’s largest ice cream farm is The Ice Cream Farm in the United Kingdom. It is 851m2 and achieved the Guinness World Record in 2015. If you visit, you will be spoilt for choice, as they have over 50 flavors, including fun-sounding ones like white choc chunk, rainbow, and sticky toffee pudding, Yum! ((Largest ice cream shop | Guinness World Records))
2 Tallest Ice Cream Cone
The record for the tallest ice cream cone was set on 26 July 2015 in Norway. The massive wafer cone weighed in at over 95kg and was filled with chocolate, ice cream and jam. It had to be transported by helicopter to racing event, so people could eat it after it was officially measured and confirmed to the be the world’s tallest cone, at 3.08m! ((Tallest ice cream cone | Guinness World Records))
3 World’s Longest Ice Cream Desert
Imagine an ice cream that circles school’s athletics field more than three times! That’s what was created for the Spirit of Texas Festival in the USA in 2018. A giant sundae, measuring 1,386.62m, was made using ice cream, chocolate and strawberry syrup, whipped cream, sprinkles and cherries. ((The world’s longest ice-cream dessert is nearly a mile long | Guinness World Records))
The sundae set the record for the world’s longest ice cream desert. After it was measured, it was quickly eaten by the festival’s attendees – in just 30 minutes!
4 World’s Biggest Ice Cream Cake
Who doesn’t love an ice cream cake? Yum! But you could never make a dent in the world’s biggest ice cream cake, which was created in Toronto, Canada, in 2011. Made by Dairy Queen Canada, it weighed a hefty 10.13 tonnes and measured 4.45m long and 4.06m wide. It was also 1m tall. Whoa! What flavor, you may ask? Vanilla with Oreo cookie crumble on top! ((National Ice Cream Day: Seven super cool records that have yet to be licked | Guinness World Records))
5 Most Varieties of Ice Cream on Display
At The Ice Cream Lab pop-up venue in Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi, something magical went on display on 2 July 2021 – the Guinness World Record-breaking number of 1,001 different flavors of ice cream. This was the most varieties of ice cream on display ever recorded. The flavors were very inventive and included pretzel and honey, cinnamon, and unicorn fruit loop and apple! ((Ice cream display with 1,001 different flavours breaks record in Abu Dhabi | Guinness World Records))