As soon as I ate it, a 'tear gas taste' ice cream that appeared to be thirsty appeared in Hong Kong.

On the 15th of the local time, foreign news sources, including Global News, reported that an ice cream shop located in Tsu Wan, Hong Kong, brought out a new ice cream that embodied the taste of 'tear gas'.


The owner of the store and Mr. Chung have studied various materials to make ice cream reminiscent of tear gas. Cheong, who tried all the spicy and stinging ingredients such as horseradish and mustard, realized that the taste of 'whole pepper' was most similar to tear gas.

Cheong said that after roasting whole peppers, grind them well and mix them with gelato made in an authentic Italian way. Said. Anita Chun, a customer who ate ice cream, was also surprised, saying, "I want to drink a lot of water as soon as I eat it."


Cheng and his guests can relate to the 'tear gas taste' because the memories of the tear gas used by the riot police during a protest against humanitarian law in June last year are vivid. At the time, the first police officer in Hong Kong to use tear gas to disperse protesters fired more than 12,000 tear gas.

In particular, the police used tear gas in a densely populated area where restaurants and homes were gathered, and the tear gas was aimed and hit by people, causing great backlash. Citizens exposed to tear gas also complained of health problems such as skin diseases, hemorrhage, and menstrual irregularities, and raised the possibility that toxic components such as cyanide and dioxin were included.

"I want people to remember that the protests have been defeated by the Corona 19, but there has been a struggle for democracy and it is not over," Cheung explained. The store, which has been temporarily closed for a while after Corona 19, has recently opened its doors, and customers who want to remember the protests with special ice cream continue.

This is 'News Pick'. 

(Photo = Yonhap News, 'Ruptly' YouTube)