Photo: Supplied/ Nigel Davies
Move over Mr. Whippy and make way for Mr. Fishy, as a first of its kind van is set to serve up scoops of gelato-style seafood (yes, you read that right) in wafer cones. And that’s the only thing fishy about this van as tomorrow (April 29) people in Manchester can get free seafood soft serve cones for one day only – no catch, just the catch of the day on a cone.
Launched by Kraken Rum, who created the world’s first black spiced rum, the Sea Scoops menu features flavours from a popular seafood recipe but presented in a format never seen before: as an ice cream-style scoop, in a black wafer cone and served out of the hatch of an actual ice cream van. Swapping the classic 99 with a chocolate flake for scoops of spicy tuna and creamy taramasalata topped with king prawns and caviar, Mancs can try the bizarre yet surprisingly delicious treat for themselves.
Photo: Supplied/ Nigel Davies Which flavours can you choose from?
Kraken Rum will be serving up three fishy flavours from their one of a kind van, including:
- Smoked mackerel pate scoop, topped with Monster Munch, caviar and a Buffalo hot sauce drizzle
- Spicy sesame tuna scoop, topped with octopus and a Kraken teriyaki glaze drizzle
- Taramasalata scoop, topped with a king prawn and a wild garlic oil drizzle
Photo: Supplied/ Nigel Davies How to get a free seafood soft serve cone in Manchester
The van will be mooring in Manchester’s Exchange Square, serving free cones of seafood soft serve to from 11.30am whilst samples last. Over-18s can also snag a sample of chilled Kraken Black Spiced Rum cocktails that have been perfectly paired with the seafood scoops.
The Sea Scoops van will be serving seafood delights at the following locations:
- Manchester’s Exchange Square, M3 1BD on Tuesday 29th April
- Birmingham’s Rotunda Square, B5 4BU on Thursday 1st May
- London’s Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJ on Friday 2nd May
- Brighton’s New Road, BN1 UF on Saturday 3rd May