asparagus flavored ice cream, good idea or frozen insanity? and what veg flavored ice creams sound good?

red bean icecream is my favorite. also carrot icecream is reaaally good.

carrot ice cream sounds quite nice. i think rhubarb would make delicious ice cream.

and as much as it revolts me, i have an unhealthy sort of fascination with the asparagus flavor. also add to that kale, garlic, beet, hell i think i am just obsessed with veggie ice cream.

add to this that i am not even really a fan of ice cream and all i have to say is what is wrong with me?

I've had rose flavored ice cream, and pink peppercorn flavored ice cream, but never speri flavored ice cream. I'd love to try cucumber flavored ice cream for a doubly refreshing flavor, but wait, cukes are also fruit. Buggernuts. Um, fennel ice cream? Is fennel officially a veg?

Well, there is the culinary definition of "fruit" and then there is the botanical definition of "fruit."

The culinary one is a lot broader and inclusive, with the main criteria being that the "fruit" be a plant material that is sweet and is generally cooked into dessert. This categorization will include things like nuts and legumes as well as stalks of plants (which aren't "fruit" in botanical definition). So rhubarb, which is a stalk, is considered "fruit" by most chefs, for example.

The botanical definition is that "a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds— of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and the surrounding tissues. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds." [via wikipedia] This means nuts are actually fruit, as are tomatoes, peppers, avocados, cucumbers (as well as most squash), and eggplants. Rhubarb, by the botanical definition, is actually a vegetable! :)