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ice cream's smoother Italian cousin who refuses to freeze you out
means Italian-style frozen dessert made with more milk and less cream and air than ordinary ice cream, giving it a denser, silkier texture served slightly warmer.
from Straight from Italian gelato, meaning 'frozen' or 'iced,' from the Latin gelatus, the past participle of gelare, 'to freeze' — the same chilly root that gives English 'gel,' 'gelatin,' and 'congeal,' all cousins descended from Latin gelu, 'frost.'
- less fat
- Uses milk over cream, so flavors hit harder
- served warmer
- Kept warmer than ice cream for silkier texture
- less air
- Churned slow, so it's denser per scoop
- ancient roots
- Inspired by Renaissance Florence court desserts
- name origin
- Means frozen in Italian, simply enough
gelato in florence — vivoli, family-run since 1932, serves traditional florentine gelato at via isola delle stinche
gelato in rome — giolitti, established 1900, the oldest gelateria in rome near the pantheon
gelato in bologna — tamburini, known for cream-based gelato using pgi parmigiano reggiano since 1932