Smoked mackerel ice cream

The Baltic nation rolls out an unlikely tourist attraction: 47 weird ice cream flavors.

Why Lithuania? If you haven't yet added the Baltic nation to your post-corona world travel bucket list, here, finally, is the perfect reason: a map of the country's 47 weirdest ice cream flavors. A scoop of smoked mackerel, anyone? According to national tourism agency Lithuania Travel, which produced the map, Lithuania's love affair with ice cream dates back to the 18th century and Lithuanians currently eat an average of 7 liters (1.85 gallons) of the stuff each year, making them "the world's biggest fans of ice cream." When it comes to inventiveness and sheer weirdness of flavors, it may well be the world capital of ice cream.

As this map shows, Lithuania's weird ice cream flavors are unevenly distributed. Most are to be found in the country's southeast. The coastal zone in the west is another hotbed. Both areas are connected by a narrow corridor of frozen delights. However, in a large patch of central/western Lithuania, your inquiries for keista skonio ledai (that's 'weird-flavored ice cream' in the local lingo) will fall on deaf ears. Some cafes and restaurants specialize in just one weird flavor, others offer multiple ones. Some flavors are available at multiple locations, others just in one place. So keep this map handy to complete your Ice Cream Tour de Lithuania.