Breast milk is a favorite among infants, so why not adults?
Lollyphile, the same company that manufactures lollipops with flavors like chai, lavender and horchata, has introduced a new line of lollipops they say is based off of the flavor of a mother's milk.
“I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older, but it seems like all of my friends are having babies these days,” Jason Darling, the owner of the company, said in a press release about his muse for the latest project. “Sure, the kids are all crazy cute, but what slowly dawned on me was that my friends were actually producing milk so delicious it could turn a screaming, furious child into a docile, contended one.”
Seeing this, Darling said, “I knew I had to capture that flavor.”
And while the lollipops themselves don’t contain any breast milk, Darling said they had to use quite a bit in order to capture the flavor just right.
The resulting product, he said, is a time capsule to a much earlier time in all of our lives.
“We’d like to think that we’re tapping into a flavor our customers loved before they even knew how to think,” Darling explained.
But, does it actually taste good?
Darling thinks so, saying “It’s a real shame that babies are so selfish, but you’ll understand their unwillingness to share once you try one of these.”
While creative, the lollipop does not mark the first time manufacturers have employed breast milk as a flavor.
In 2011, a London company offered ice cream called “Baby Gaga,” which actually contained breast milk. The flavor was a hit, with the first batch selling out within days of being introduced, according to NPR, and ultimately provoked a response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning of the potential for transferring disease, including HIV, through a mother's milk.