This ice cream has a first name. It’s O-S-C-A-R.

Why? Hot dog ice cream is now a thing. To be specific, Oscar Mayer hot dog ice cream sandwiches.

The company is calling this summertime creation the Ice Dog sandwich. On Wednesday, the brand known for its bologna and weiners took the savory-sweet confection to New York City in a giant ... Ice Dog.

Oscar Mayer gave out the meat-flavored ice cream sandwiches at Bryant Park and invited people to use the hashtags #OscarMayerIceCream and #Giveaway for a chance to win a box of them (the promotion is open through Thursday).

That is, if people were willing to bite. Many could hardly stomach the concept.

What goes into an Ice Dog? Don’t blame us if you aren’t happy with the answer to this question.

1. Candied hot dog bits!

2. Hot dog sweet cream

3. Spicy dijon gelato

4. A cookie “bun”

Prefer ketchup on your hot dog? Some would find it impossible to accept your life choice. Not exactly a fan of candied hot dog bits and mustard ice cream? You’d face little debate.

What’s next? Bologna Italian ice? Cheeseburger soft serve? Barbecue chicken frozen yogurt? We shouldn’t have said that out loud.

Twitter responses to Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-ice cream synergy attempt showed the very premise sent stomachs a-churning.

Good on their own, sure. But together? Highly unnatural. Save that kind of mixing and mingling for the digestive system.

But others with daring palates, who perhaps didn’t mind a bit of the unconventional, weren’t as quick to reject the concept — hot dog bits and all.

Why not give it a taste, they asked?

Have a tip? Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @AmyKup or on Facebook.

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