Thursday, March 3, 2011

Flavor of the Week: Breast Milk.


It's the breast BEST new flavor on the menu!

The Westminster Health Protection Agency and Food Standard Agency discontinued sales of “Baby Gaga”, breast-milk-based ice cream. A heightened concern about the possible transmission of viruses caused by the treat caused officials to make this decision.

"Selling foodstuffs made from another person's bodily fluids can lead to viruses being passed on and in this case, potentially hepatitis," said Brian Connell, Westminster Council's cabinet member for business.

Members of the public and the Food Standards Agency brought the product to the attention of the Westminster Council. The council says they will conduct research to explore the safety of this new breed of dairy dessert.




    Matt O’Connor created “Baby Gaga” to be sold at his frozen treat joint in London called, The Icecreamists. The dessert consists of breast milk, Madagascan vanilla pods and lemon zest. Presentation is key in the rapid sales of the zany ice cream.

    “A costumed Baby Gaga waitress serves the ice cream in a martini glass filled with the breast milk ice cream mix. Liquid nitrogen is then poured into the glass through a syringe,” said an article from Daily Mail.

    Despite price tag of $23 per scoop, the first batch of the breast-milk treat sold out quickly. The women who donated their breast milk were offered $24 per 10 ounces of milk.

    "It wasn't intrusive at all to donate," said Victoria Hiley, a breast milk donor, "just a simple blood test. What could be more natural than fresh, free-range mother's milk in an ice cream?"

    Women who endured a process similar to sperm and egg donors donated the breast milk used in the product. "If the ice cream is not safe, then these mothers pose a serious risk to their babies," said O’Connor.

    "Baby Gaga" is just the latest in breast milk products that has caused a stir in the culinary world. New York chefs have experimented with cheese made from breast milk.

    Last year, renowned chef, Daniel Angerer experimented with left over breast milk from his wife who was breastfeeding at the time. The milk had been frozen and stored away, but remained unused.

    While, Angerer used his wife's breastmilk to create a variety of different cheeses there is also record of breastmilk being used in soap.

    Heather Anderson, a vegan soapmaker, decided to use her leftover breastmilk in the production of milk-based soap. Anderson used her own breast milk as a subsitute for goat's milk in a soap recipe.

    Currently, neither Angerer or Anderson continue to use breastmilk in their products. Once it has been cleared for public sale, breast milk ice cream may be the world's next prized dessert.

    Maybe not.

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