Tear gas is among the new flavours at a Hong Kong ice cream shop. “It tastes like tear gas,” said customer Anita Wong, who experienced tear gas at a protest. He tried different ingredients, including wasabi and mustard, in an effort to replicate the taste of tear gas. It just feels like breathing in tear gas,” the 31-year-old owner said. Expand Close A cup of the ‘tear gas’ ice cream (AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A cup of the ‘tear gas’ ice cream (AP)More than 16,000 rounds of tear gas were fired during the protests, according to Hong Kong authorities, many in densely populated districts where narrow streets are filled with small restaurants and blocks of flats.

Source: Irish Independent May 15, 2020 07:18 UTC