Chinese social media users have seemingly become obsessed with Russian ice cream amid the Ukraine crisis

• Users of Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform, have become fixated on Russian ice cream.
• The Weibo hashtag "how delicious is Russian ice cream" has gone viral, with over 81 million views.

Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, some Chinese social media users have taken to Weibo to discuss how much they love Russikan ice cream.

On China's Twitter-like Weibo platform, the hashtag "how delicious is Russian ice cream" has gone viral, gaining more than 81 million views by Wednesday morning. The trending topic has also spawned more than 11,000 topic threads.

It all started after a Weibo food blogger, who has more than three million followers under the account "What did the pony eat?", shared a video post on Tuesday detailing how delicious Russian ice cream was.

"The Russian ice-cream brick is the best ice cream I've had recently!," she wrote alongside a 30-second video clip of herself eating a block of ice cream sandwiched between two wafers.

"The ice cream goes so well with the thin wafers, and the creaminess is rich but not cloying," she continued. "All of you girls who like ice cream, hurry and try it."

The post has since spawned numerous comments from other internet users who are now curious to try some Russian ice cream for themselves.

"After seeing this trending on 'hot search,' I couldn't help but order 20 sticks," one user said alongside a picture of a receipt for an online ice cream purchase.

Many users also shared pictures of their own experiences eating Russian ice cream, some from their travels to Russia.

"I went to Russia for nine days, and I could eat ice cream for seven days," one user wrote, along with some vacation pictures. "The ice cream from the street stalls, the ice cream from the supermarkets... they're all so delicious that I can't wait to finish eating all the ice cream produced by Russia!"

Other users shared video recipes on how to make Russian ice cream at home for those facing difficulties buying any at stores.

One Weibo user also recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin had given a box of Russian ice cream to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in 2019 for the latter's 66th birthday.

The New York Times reported last month that Chinese social media users have largely expressed support for Putin, Russia, and the invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has refused to condemn Russia for its military assault.