Hyper-real ice cream초현실 아이스크림

CU calls them "hyper-realism" ice creams: they look like everyday food, but they are dessert inside. The carrot-shaped crumble cone is the size of a real carrot, with butter-scented vanilla ice cream and a crumble biscuit on top that looks like soil. The triangle gimbap sorbet is shaped like a rice ball with a strip of seaweed, and is made from rice ice cream with real rice grains.

A potato one, King Potato from the Field (밭에서 온 킹감자), followed. Last year's series, including I'm Not a Chicken, sold 600,000 in total.

Their look-alike designs made them a hit on social media. From January to September, CU's sales of these products rose 107.7% year on year, while its ice cream sales overall grew 10.2%.

The carrot, triangle gimbap and potato ice creams together sold about 70,000 in their first three months.

Check the ice cream freezer at CU convenience stores in Korea; what's in stock can vary by store. They make a fun photo before you bite.

At home, a quick take on the triangle gimbap one: stir a spoonful of cooked rice into softened vanilla ice cream, press it into a triangle rice-ball mold, refreeze, and wrap a strip of gim (seaweed) around it just before eating.