A strange food has become popular on the Internet. There are many videos about the strange food. In the videos, people are grilling ice cubes (烤冰块) and adding salt and other spices (调味料) to them.
According to a number of news reports, the street snack was made famous by a short video at a street food stall (摊位) in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. In it, we can see large ice cubes being cooked on an open grill and added with spices, before being served on a plate.
After the video became popular, the stall owner was interviewed. He was asked about his popular dish. He said he came up with the idea on a hot day, as a way to cool people off. It was a joke at first. But people ended up loving it. So he kept making it. The street food doesn’t cost anything, but people want to try it.
I know what you’re thinking — does this count as cold or hot food? It’s hard to say. It is cooked over an open fire, but not enough for the ice to melt completely. How exactly do you eat something like this? Should you eat while it’s hot, or eat it when it’s cold? It is a question.