31-900 and Counting

Baskin -Robbins made a name for their ice cream franchise by introducing 31 flavors,one for every day of the month,Ben and Jerry's another American institution is known for their intensely flavored,playfully named offerings,but when it comes to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for most flavors goes to neither an American nor an Italian ice cream maker. The title belongs to a privately owned shop in Merida,Venezuela where nearly 900 flavors are offered. In order to keep ice cream fresh only 80 different flavors are available at a time and though some flavors sound downright disgusting,they all seem to get surprisingly good reviews. The flavor that started it all was Avocado,other flavors include:Smoked Trout,Tuna,Meat,Chicken and Rice,Ham and Cheese,Mushrooms and Wine,Vodka and Lime,and the house specialty "Pabellon Criollo" a combination of the flavors of a traditional Venezuelan meal,beef,rice,plantain,cheese and black beans.