Sweet-toothed Camilla treats grandchildren to posh ice-cream tasting session with some VERY wacky flavours

The Sun

18-07-2025

THE Queen took home hundreds of pounds worth of ice cream after blind tasting odd flavours including pickled onion and gravy.
It came after Her Majesty treated her grandchildren to a £45-a-head tester session at a wacky West London parlour this week.
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The royal and her family were handed a pen and paper and had to guess the flavours of iced treats infused with olive oil, sriracha hot sauce and biscuits.
She was so taken by some of the flavours, she left with boxes of goodies — including £4.50 single scoops of Ovaltine and Club Orange flavoured ice creams.
But insiders revealed the Queen was not a fan of the pickled onion flavoured iced delights.
Camilla takes her grandchildren from her first marriage — Lola, Freddy, Eliza and twins Louis and Gus — for a fun treat each year.
Their blind tasting at the Anya Hindmarch store, Belgravia, came just two days before the Queen's 78th birthday on Thursday.
A source said: 'Camilla and her grandchildren had a great time tasting all of the strange flavours. But Camilla didn't fancy tasting the pickled onion ice cream. Afterwards she bought a lot of treats for her grandchildren and left with a scoop of Club Orange and another of Ovaltine, both for herself.'
Sir David Beckham and Harry Potter star Rupert Grint.
Telly presenter Gaby Roslin was there yesterday, joining Eastenders actress pal Harriet Thorpe.
Gaby said: 'I come here every year and the ice cream flavours are insane. It's absolutely amazing and there are so many to choose from.'
Harriet, who plays Elaine Peacock in the soap, said: 'Both Gaby and I love the sriracha flavour, it's got a real kick to it. It's crazy good.'
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For £45 a person, visitors can try 15 flavours in the Ice Cream Project Blind Tasting Tea until September 7.
Unusual flavours include Irn-Bru, Bird's Custard, Bisto Gravy, Copella Cloudy Apple Juice, Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Flying Goose Sriracha.
Other wacky ones on offer are Garner's Pickled Onions, Maldon Sea Salt sorbet, McVitie's Club Orange, McVitie's Milk Chocolate HobNobs, Ovaltine, Quaker Oats, Romney's Kendal Mint Cake, Rowse Honey and Jacob's Twiglets.
The store is primarily a quirky fashion business and also sells a range of bags and trinkets, including Heinz Baked Beans candles for £95, a £1,295 After Eight mints tote bag and a Mr Muscle duster silk scarf for £195.
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BISTO GRAVY - 2/5
A WEIRD one, but not totally off-putting.
It's got a warm, salty kick that's just right.
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It is not too much but not too little either.
It ends up being oddly tasty without being a total shock to the system.
GARNER'S PICKLED ONION - 1/5
The smell hits you before the taste, with unexpected onion bits that take you by surprise.
The sourness clashes with the sweetness, which is unusual since I normally like onion sauces.
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Overall, a horrid flavour.
QUAKER PORRIDGE OATS - 3/5
Chewy, chunky and unapologetically hearty.
It's a good thing I skipped breakfast because this is more meal than treat.
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The sweet vanilla base and oaty, coarse texture easily doubles as breakfast.
FLYING GOOSE SRIRACHA - 4/5
AS a spicy food addict, I thought I'd tried it all, but this was a first.
It starts off cold and sweet, lulling you into comfort, then suddenly hits with a fiery kick of garlic.
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The contrast is definitely unexpected.
JACOB'S TWIGLETS - 4/5
I thought this would be awful, but it pulled off a sweet-and-salty surprise — like American bacon waffles with syrup.
Slightly Marmite-y and yeasty, it had a softened crunch which made it unexpectedly delicious.