A London ice-cream parlor has started serving breast milk ice cream called Baby Gaga, reports theGuardian. The delicacy, which retails at $20 per scoop, is made by infusing breast milk from human donors with Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest. No Ben and Jerry's-style excess here, say the shop's owners—they just want the natural flavor to shine through. "The response has been amazing," said Icecreamists owner Matt O'Connor, who notes the shop sold out of their first batch. O'Connor currently taps his supplies from 15 willing donors, who are paid $50 per pint. A further 35 have signed up to be milked, though they must go through a health screening first. One food critic described it as a "regular vanilla ice-cream" with a "goatish" aftertaste. Some people find the idea repellant, says O'Connor, though it's unclear why drinking from another species' breast is any less so. "People at first say it's disgusting because it's a bodily fluid, but so is cow's milk," he said.
Read original story in The Guardian | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011
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How far will this gourmet trend go?? Don't get me wrong, I love fancy treats now and again, but is it necessary to literally milk people for such an elite desert? It's not so much the milk that grosses me out, because otherwise it would just be cow or goat's milk. I think I'm more taken with the mentality of serving something that comes from a human being!
ReplyDeleteAt least the donors are compensated well and are willing to give. If the milk were stolen or something of that nature.. taken without any sort of morality in mind, I cannot see how this would be a lasting trend.