Ice Cream to Wear on Your Finger is a new creation from Giapo, an ice cream store in the New Zealand city of Auckland. It consists of two types of ice cream rings and wearable ice cream cones.
Giapo's new "ice cream that fits on your finger" ice cream ring (left image) and wearable ice cream cone (right image) (C) Giapo
Giapo is a popular ice cream store run by Giapo Grazioli and his wife Annarosa Grazioli. In the back of the store is an R&D kitchen where they continue to develop new value-added products while maintaining the essence of traditional Italian gelato.
The goal of Giapo, Annarosa, and the members of the R&D kitchen is not just to add new flavors to ice cream, but to create ice cream that offers customers a completely new experience. In the past, they have even created an ice cream featuring a giant squid.
It took a lot of hard work to achieve this shape.
The two new creations that have resulted from their efforts are designed to fit on the fingertips, rather than in the hands, which is something that has never been done before. By inserting a different flavor of ice cream for each finger, you can have a new and exciting experience of "Which finger should I eat first? which finger will be the first to eat?
First, the ring finger! (C) Giapo
Giapo Grazioli describes the ice cream on the finger as follows: "We are looking at ice cream as it is today.
It is important to look at the present of ice cream, but it is even more important to imagine the future of ice cream. Wearing ice cream instead of holding it is pure fun. We want to pursue that essential fun without being bound by stereotypes."
Giapo Grazioli says, "I want to destroy people's concept of ice cream.
If you are going to New Zealand for your summer vacation, why not take a short trip to Giapo? Not only will you enjoy interesting and delicious ice cream, but if your timing is right, you may even hear an interesting story from Giapo Grazioli.
If you can destroy it deliciously, you are more than welcome to do so.
The store is located at 12 Gore St,Auckland 1010 and is open from 12:15 to 22:30 Sunday through Thursday and from 12:15 to 23:30 on Friday and Saturday. Hours of operation are as of July 2018. They are subject to change, so please check the official Giapo Ice Cream website for the most up-to-date information before visiting.
(Images in this article were provided by Annarosa of Giapo.)