The customer takes the ice cream from the Turkish seller and swallows it

Turkish ice cream vendors are famous for their taunting and taunting of customers trying to grab their cones.

Videos of people being pranked by vendors go viral so often that they have gained worldwide fame for their antics.

With their comically long scoops of ice cream, they offer customers a cone before snapping it away at the last second. When the customers manage to grab the cone, they are only left to discover that the vendor has somehow made off with the scoop of ice cream again.

But one man has refused to be the butt of the ice cream vendor prank.

As a crowd gathers to watch the vendor taunt another victim, the man decides he’s not having any of the spectacular shenanigans.

A viral clip uploaded to Twitter shows a Turkish ice cream vendor doing his usual tricks again, turning the cone away from the increasingly disgruntled customer.

As a crowd gathers to watch the vendor taunt another victim, the man decides he’s not having any of the spectacular shenanigans.

Waiting to pounce at the right moment, he snatches the long ladle from the vendor, aggressively shoving it back and forth to get it out of his hands.

Pushing the scoop back and forth, neither side seems to want to give up.

But in the fight, the man realizes his chance with the ice cream just inches from his face.

Waiting to pounce at the right moment, he snatches the long shovel from the vendor, aggressively shoving it back and forth to get it out of his hands.

But in the fight, the man realizes his chance with the ice cream just inches from his face.

After the ice cream has been eaten, the vendor offers the man a napkin which he aplombly sets aside to wipe his face.

The man bites into the ice cream, which is still on the clasp on the spoon, as the assembled crowd gasps and laughs at the incident.

He looks incredibly pleased with himself and nods smugly.

After the ice cream has been eaten, the vendor offers the man a napkin which he aplombly sets aside to wipe his face.

The viral clip has racked up a staggering 7.2 million views and a whopping 75k likes.

One response read: ‘almost broke the guy’s arm’. followed by laughing emojis.

Another admired how the man took the handkerchief from the vendor: ‘He took the handkerchief with righteousness and justification.’

Another user wrote: “This redefines what food fight means.”