Americans have attempted to smuggle over 661 pounds of fruit roll ups into Israel after a viral TikTok trend combining them with ice cream reached the U.S.
, each containing hundreds of Fruit Roll-Ups, while a man off-screen attempts to explain that he brought them for his family.Officials this month also found 10 mail shipments containing nearly 350 pounds of the coveted fruit confections being sent from the United States to different addresses in Israel, the news site. The country’s Tax Authority deemed those quantities to be illegal “commercial shipments” that are subject to taxes and other fees as well as approval by health officials.
So how did fruit leather become some of the world’s oddest contraband? It all started as a viral trend on TikTok, where videos featuring people wrapping the roll-ups around ice cream have been widely circulated. Some users fashion them into small burrito-like wraps, while others crimp them into more dumpling-esque shapes. The appeal seems to come from the contrast in texture between the soft interior and the leather, which hardens when in contact with the ice cream, creating a crisp exterior.
High demand apparently fueled by the viral snack has caused the price of Fruit Roll-Ups to soar in Israel. But they remain widely available — and relatively cheap — in the United States, thus tempting some would-be entrepreneurs to stockpile here and transport them overseas where they could fetch a sweet profit. U.S. customers can buy
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