157. All About Gelato!
Untold Italy travel podcast
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Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream and it comes from the Latin word gelatus meaning frozen. Emperor Nero would send his minions up into the mountains to get ice that was then mixed with fruit juices. It's now made with a combination of milk, cream, sugar and ingredients like fresh fruit and nut purees. Gelato uses less cream and more milk than ice cream and typically contains 4 to 8% fat compared with the 14 to 16% fat found in ice cream. Most gelato experts will assess the colour of the pistachio or pistachio pistachio flavour which should be muted.
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