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If you haven't already heard, a new item has just washed up onto the menus of McDonald's Singapore.

Previously only available in Malaysia, the Sea Salt McFlurry is now going for S$3 (give or take, depending on where you're ordering it from).

No-holds-barred review

Based on first impressions, the Sea Salt McFlurry might just be the most aesthetic McFlurry yet.

The dark blue and purple swirls in contrast with the white vanilla soft serve is reminiscent of the galaxy food trend some years ago.

Upon digging into the Sea Salt McFlurry, my first thought was: "Huh? Got difference from the regular ice cream meh?"

This is because the immediate taste that I got was just that of a regular McDonald's vanilla soft serve, albeit with crunchy sprinkles.

After a few more bites, however, the difference became more noticeable.

On its own, the blue and purple swirls have a subtle salty flavour. Think along the lines of the famous Himalayan Lemon Salt Candy, but just 15 per cent less salty (very specific, we know).

When mixed with the vanilla soft serve base, the entire Sea Salt McFlurry mixture somehow becomes more balanced and less sweet.

The baby blue and pastel purple sprinkles did not have a distinct flavour of its own, but contributed in terms of texture.

On the whole, while the flavour of the Sea Salt McFlurry is not too far off from the regular vanilla soft serve, it runs a smaller risk of becoming cloyingly sweet over time.

The dessert has gotten some flak for its colouring, but some of us clearly have no qualms about ingesting unnaturally blue and purple food.

Verdict: 🌟🌟🌟/🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 but all the stars are dying and the universe is collapsing.

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Top image by Fiona Tan