Glow-in-the-Dark Ice Cream Made from Chemically-Produced Jellyfish Luminescence

For some, rainbow sprinkles on your vanilla cone simply wasn't enough.  

And thanks to Charlie Harry Francis, founder of experimental ice-cream company "Lick Me I'm Delicious," he added a little extra something to your special scoop that's sure to make your next party a big hit. What did he do? Well, he made the world's first glow-in-the dark ice cream by using chemically produced jellyfish luminescence that's four times the price of gold. (So most of us probably won't be able to afford it, sadly.)

According to the Bristol Post, Francis came across the glow-in-the-dark properties while studying a research paper on jellyfish. From there, he eventually found a laboratory in China that was synthesizing the protein, and he managed to get a sample.

The protein we are using in the ice cream reacts with your tongue at neutral pH. So as your mouth warms up the protein it will raise the pH level and the ice cream will glow.

"We have been testing it out over the past few months and it seemed perfect to share it over Halloween because it gives that wonderful glow effect. It is probably the most expensive ice cream I have made because the jellyfish luminescence is four times more expensive than gold. So each scoop costs me around £140. It tastes pretty good though.

"We have also developed a gin- and-tonic sorbet which glows in the dark because of the quinine in the tonic."

The Business Insider notes that Francis first unleashed his fluorescent findings on Halloween.

At his Firm in Clifton, he uses liquid-nitrogen ice-cream creations via a portable nitro ice-cream machine that makes hundreds of flavors, including ones like beer, cheese and beef.

His next goal is to make ice cream that's invisible.