For those who missed out on my last update, Fantasy Friday is where I talk about fictional food from video games, movies, and TV shows that I am interested in trying. Now, welcome to my first post for FANTASY FRIDAY!

Let me get this straight: the mash up of Disney and Final Fantasy to create Kingdom Hearts was pure genius. A game full of action with a compelling story that involved epic moments from famous Disney characters, there is nothing more a geek like me could ask for. Seriously, you fight side by side with Donald Duck who's a wizard and Goofy who's a knight. Did I mention Mickey Mouse has a sword? You even fight along side Hercules, Aladdin, and even TRON! I mean, this game was basically your childhood turned badass.

When I played Kingdom Hearts II, I noticed that among Axel, Xion, and Roxas (one of our protagonists), that when things get stressful they go up to the roof of a building in Twilight Town and eat this strange, blue ice cream called Sea Salt Ice Cream.

Axel (left), Roxas (middle), Xion (right)

This ice cream was described to be sweet and salty in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Its blue color comes from its resemblance to the sea (Duh, "Sea" Salt Ice Cream). Apparently, the director of Kingdom Hearts II, Tetsuya Nomura, had this ice cream when he visited the Tokyo Disneyland Resort and liked it so much that he put them in his games.

Sea Salt Ice Cream

Personally, the reason why I took so much interested in this cold treat was because it was Axel and Roxas' favorite snack. In fact, Kingdom Hearts has a HUGE selection of consumable ice creams to choose from. And when I say huge, I mean HUUUGEEEE!!!

This is a few of the vast selection

Yes, many of those ice creams look a 1000x more delicious than the Sea Salt Ice Cream itself. But as a gamer, you must understand to look past its bold and detailed designs and look at the originals. The Sea Salt Ice Cream is the face of ice creams in the Kingdom Heart series. It's become so famous that it has its own fanbase. Yes, a fanbase for fictional ice cream. It sounds crazy, but many gamers like me share the same feeling for this iconic ice cream. 

Many have made recipes...

                                     

(A video by Feast of Fiction)

fan art...

and even parodies!

                                      

(Video by Pikangie)

As you can see, this fantasy ice cream had a great impact in the gaming community. Even writing about it for this blog is giving me the sweet tooth. Great, now I'm hungry for ice cream.

I hope you enjoyed Fantasy Friday and stay tuned for more to come!

"It's salty... but sweet, too"

-Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)

Hello once again foodies! I hope you are all doing well! I haven't been posting much this week because of the workload I received from my classes. Not only that, but also this afternoon, my roommates discovered that we had bed bugs in our dorm! That means we have to put every single fabric (shirts, rugs, beddings, etc) in a plastic bag and put them all in the dryer after the pest control visits us tomorrow morning.

With all this hanging on my shoulder, I've been living off protein bars and triple grande cappuccinos. Life has been a bit bitter lately. 

That's a Quest Bar, by the way. It's the most amazing protein bar I've ever had.

On the up side, I am announcing a new weekly addition called Fantasy Friday! As some of you may know, I am, what one may call, a "geek". Yes, I love video games. Yes, I love super heroes. But more importantly, I love food. That is why I am incorporating these two aspects of my life and creating Fantasy Friday!

8-bit deliciousness

Fantasy Friday is where I discuss fictional foods I REALLY want to try from video games, movies, television series, and more! As a foodie, I venture towards searching for the best kinds of things to eat. I take that step to a whole other level(up) and compare these fictional foods to possible dishes and maybe even provide a recipe. Not only that, I'm also going to be giving you, the hungry viewer, a brief history lesson on these pixelated goodness! Be excited for this Friday to fill your life bars with all kinds of geeky food INT!

+1 Food INT
+4 Awesome

"Red Wizard Needs Food Badly!"

-Gauntlet Legends (Video Game)

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But before I go, this is a little sneak peak for the upcoming Fantasy Friday's fictional food...

I wonder what he "seas"...