Sweet victory: Abu Dhabi Culinary sets world record with 1,001 ice cream flavours

The festival of food teamed up with UK ice cream brand Pan-n-Ice to showcase some truly wacky flavours

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  On July 2, an ice cream-related Guinness World Records title was broken in Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi.

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  The award was won for “most varieties of ice cream on display.”

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  Abu Dhabi Culinary teamed up with Pan-n-Ice to earn the Guinness World Records title.

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  Flavours on display included coconut and pistachio, granola, banana and blueberries and more.

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  People watch the display from above. The event took place at Yas Mall's Pearl Court.

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  Raj Dagstani, chef, is one of the witnesses that has to verify the flavours for Abu Dhabi Culinary.

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  Left, Sandeep Ail, head chef of Punjab Grill, was also a witnesses for the Abu Dhabi Culinary.

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  The ice-cream by Pan-n-Ice is handed to the public at Pearl Court, Yas Mall.

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  The event also marked the first appearance of Pan-n-Ice, a UK brand famous for its ice cream rolls, in the region.

Abu Dhabi Culinary, a year-long festival of food running in the capital, teamed up with UK’s Pan-n-Ice to make ice cream history this weekend.

On Friday, it officially broke the Guinness World Record title for “most varieties of ice cream on display.”

The event took place in Yas Mall’s Pearl Court, where a whopping 1,001 unique flavours were present, setting a new Guinness World Record.

Some truly unique flavours created for and showcased at the event include: apple and chocolate wafer; banana and pistachio; blueberries and Kitkat; cherry & Nutella; granola; chocolate Nesquick and Lotus biscoff; and Strawberry shortbread and Flake.

It was a sweet surprise for visitors at the mall who got a chance to satiate those sugar cravings with the creative flavour combinations.

Shortly after the event, Abu Dhabi Culinary was handed the Guinness World Record certificate.

The event also marked the first appearance of Pan-n-Ice, a UK brand famous for its ice cream rolls, in the region.

For a look at some of the unique flavours on display, scroll through the gallery above.