The country that invented fried ice cream is thought to be an American Company in 1894.
Although it's also thought that fried ice cream was invented in a Japanese tempura restaurant in the 1960s or even earlier in 19th Century China.
And it's also thought that fried ice cream was invented during the 1893 Chicago World;s Fair.
The actual inventor of fried ice cream is debated and not fully known.
Although fried ice cream became very popular by the American Mexican restaurant chain "Chi-Chis" in the 1980s in the United States, adopting a version of the fried ice cream made with cinnamon and tortillas.
A theory suggests that fried ice cream made it's debut in 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair, in which other foods like ice cream sundaes were also introduced.
And another story on fried ice cream also gives credit to a Philadelphia company who in 1894, was noted for creating a fried ice cream that used a thin sheet of pie crust.
And some sources for fried ice cream also point to Japanese tempura restaurants as the inspiration for the dessert, in which ice cream was served with a tempura style batter.
And another claim for fried ice cream also attributes the invention of fried ice cream to China in the 1800s.
Fried ice cream also became very strongly linked to Mexican Food, when the American Chain Chi-Chi's added a version of ice cream made with tortillas and cinnamon to their menu in the 1980s.