One of my eyebrows shot up quizzically as I read the article entitled 'New Taste of Oman:Sweet Frankincense Ice Cream'. Two things popped into my head.
1) Isn't that 1 of the 3 gifts presented to baby Jesus at Xmas? and
2) I didn't know frankincense was edible.
Frankincense is an aromatic gum resin from the genus Boswellia trees. It is mainly used in perfumes, pharmaceutical preparations and is also burnt as incense. According to the Times of Oman, an American woman Trygve Harris created the new ice cream and first launched it at Oman’s Haffa Souq Salaleh (the frankincense market in Salaleh). It was a complete sell out every night.
Her new company Enfleurage Middle East is based in Oman and her goal is to increase production of the uniquely flavoured ice cream along with frankincense candy by February of next year. Harris already has a shop Enfleurage in New York which sells scented items like oils, lotions and candles. She is currently working on developing a less strongly flavoured frankincense ice cream to better suit the American palate.
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