Ice Champions
The Gelato Odyssey – not Just Ice-cream, but an Adventure
I look at him from the sun, just enough so that extra flavor, then turn it around in my mouth and close my eyes with a mmmmm. No, I'm not gulping back some Grange Hermitage site, enjoying the joy of what a world championship winning gelato in Italy.
There's something about it tastes own coat on your tongue like a velvet carpet, close your eyes and pick out subtle overtones and the outbursts of a crushed gelato. We can all appreciate flavors reminiscent of an emotional reaction, such as contentment, satisfaction and excitement. The sweet and frozen-gelato treatment has the ability the vote to overcome, depending on quality, and where and how you eat.
What is gelato?
Is not it just some fancy word for ice?
Well, sort of. If the term ice is like saying 'wine', then gelato is a race, as shiraz. With its separate ingredients, preparation and storage methods, there are important differences with ice, like:
- More flavor due with less air, which means closer concentration of ingredients
- Less fat due to the use of skimmed milk or milk instead of cream (and a sort of called Sorbetto Gelato / sorbet, do not use any dairy at all)
- Melt faster, because the ingredients are not homogenized (This is a method of milk processing to prevent or delay natural separation of cream from the rest of the emulsion.) So? This means less chance of ice headache and sore teeth!
High-quality gelato is made daily with fresh and quality ingredients. Maintaining consistency is stored in a freezer gelato, which is not as cold as an ice cream freezer, and thus provides a smoother effect.
Who the inventor of ice, and when?
Like most things foodie, there is conjecture about who invented it and when. Some sources report that the 3000 years old from China, others say the 16th century in Italy at the time of Catherine de Medici of Florence. Whatever the origin, over the past 200 years has refined the process further to go beyond snow stored in the cellars to sleek modern techniques with special custom machines and freezers.
Right, so really gelato differs from ice, but is it better?
That's where a little experiment comes in. Just as there are guided tours for wine lovers, I had the opportunity to enjoy gelato while walking and cycling in Europe. The mission: try a different type of one day in three different countries. In general, I tried 13 different flavors. What was the best gelato experience and why?
The answer is pure, whatever is best tasted, but many factors.
How good a gelato adventure: factors to consider
— Price: the closer to a tourist hub as the Colosseum in Rome, the higher the price and not necessarily better quality. The cheapest I paid for a scoop (size of the fist woman bundled) was 70 centimes and most were 3 euros.
— Quality: While the big brands, such as Peters and Movenpick are good, they are not as good as the 'Professional' homemade stuff. Try going for a gelateria on its own, not a gelateria / photobooth / Creperie / Internet cafe. Similar gourmet strategy, "would you buy from the farmer's cheese or Kraft cheese sticks from a supermarket?"
— How mixing: if you have more than one flavor, stick to the food groups. ie. Do not mix with lemon triple nutella. Come on, you chocolate ice magic pour it into a lemonade? And I can guarantee that mixing orange with spearmint to induce a gag reflex a la orange juice after brushing your teeth.
The three basic food groups are gelato:
• The sorbets: mostly fruit-based, minimal / no dairy added, depending on the flogging of the creaminess: eg citrus, grapes, melons
• The creamy-dreamies: typically more than one flavor, but a supplement, such as cookies and ice cream, rum and raisins
• The sweetest sweetheart: a spoon is enough calorie intake Sacre Coeur from the stairs ten times to climb. These are the chocolate, nuttella, butterscotch blends.
It is good to mix together the last two food groups, but a shovel is more than enough to feel your teeth fall out. The one I tried was a Nutella and Mars Capone brew with stripes of the hazelnut spice layered through liquid sugar and cream.
— Cone or cup? I prefer the cup if you do not need to eat a rush of melting cone with sticky flow of melted gelato streaming down of one arm. It's easier to keep flavors separate. And if you think it makes no difference, hey, you miss the calories of the cone. More surface support means less likely to lick a super loose the contents of the cone and ends in tears. Even a grown man.
— How to eat Try to sit down and enjoy of taste. See the tourist mobs instead run in crowds where an errant elbow its way to jut into your triple chocolate. Do not eat if you're in a hurry, walking on a hill or in the sun on a super hot day. Yep, I know, but the stickiness and sweetness will only leave you thirsty. Instead, have a bottle of water.
— Presentation: In Paris, the gelaterists have a convenient way of presenting several flavors, such as a rosebud unflowering that seems too good to eat. But still go ahead.
Taste: What makes a good gelato?
— Texture: Absence of ice. More small-bubble ratio flavor. The best example was in Switzerland, at a pub nearby of Lake Como. Each scoop of peach sorbet sides felt bubbles with real peach instead of crunchy ow my teeth! "
— Reality of taste. You know when you chew bubblegum and strawberry strawberry tastes not? Well, if the gelato little dodgy bits, and tastes, like you just picked from a mature bush, this is the stuff.
— Originality: while the avocado and tomato can not be everyone's cup of tea, some combinations will be eye-closingly beautiful such as saffron cream, pine nuts in him.
France or Italy?
The answer is a tricky one. In Italy, the world champion in San Gimignano near Florence for the above saffron cream. Was it good? Yes. Worth every centime. Note that the view of a Tuscan vineyard on a sunny day is not bad. And the peach scoop on the shores of Lake Como, after riding a number ks tasted pretty good too.
The worst I had was at a restaurant in Domodossola, Italy, a coffee aroma it was icy, hard and unreal.
In short, the nationality of the gelato is a small effect. What counts is the quality, atmosphere and overall strategy eat gelato.
Odyssey in Australia
Because it is such a multicultural mix, Australia is fortunate to have brought immigrants from Italy that gelato to the land of the 'Spider'. Although the idea of dropping quality vanilla ice cream soda seems Smashing Dom Perignon for new ships to bless Australians enjoy decent gelato.
Follow the same advice above. While it may be harder to find the taste factor, many gourmet stores locally made ice cream made with care by real professionals. In Canberra there is even a man who can be any flavor you want for a minimum order litreage it.
One thing Aussies do have the balls is the vibe. There are plenty of places to sit back and watch the world while licking in ponderance like Circular Quay in Sydney.
This summer, the gastronomic experience gelato bring satisfaction, with a few hints actually it is more than just ice.
About the Author
I am a freelance writer and editor from Australia specialising in article and review format. I generate story ideas, conduct research and interviews then complete the piece in line with house style and expected deadlines. The underlying philosophy to any writing I do is ‘information through engagement’.
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