Jellyfish protein makes this ice cream glow in the dark

Fancy a lick of glow-in-the-dark ice cream?

 

A company claims to have made the visually appealing and potentially fun treat using synthesized protein from jellyfish, though with a different kind of sting.

 

"It's glow-in-the-dark jellyfish ice cream using calcium activated proteins that react when they are agitated, or to put it a non sciencey way, it glows when you lick it," Charlie Francis, founder of the company called Lick Me I'm Delicious, said in a blog post.

 

Francis said they learned of the glow material from a scientist from China who it said "managed to synthesize the luminescence protein from jellyfish."

 

But here's the sting: each scoop costs a whopping £140, though it said the product seemed safe to eat.

 

However, Francis told tech site Mashable the high price has not deterred businesses, chefs and customers.

 

Mashable added Lick Me I'm Delicious also offers several unusual flavors including roast beef, horseradish and Yorkshire pudding, lamb and mint, cheddar cheese, dark port and stilto (an English cheese), and raspberry mojito.

 

"I grew up on an ice cream farm in the South of Wales, and I've always made ice cream. At Lick Me I'm Delicious, we can make any flavor of ice cream for our clients," he added.

 

Also, the company said it had made a non-jellyfish version using quinine from tonic "to make a glow in the UV dark gin and tonic sorbet."

 

Meanwhile, the company said it is working on another kind of ice cream - the invisible one.

 

"Any scientists or magicians out there who think they can help, please get in touch," Francis said. — TJD, GMA News