Some believe Bernardo Buontalenti of Florence (a favorite
to the court of Catherina dei Medici) created gelato. The History of Gelato
dates back to the 16th century. Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli owner
of Café Procope in Paris introduced gelato to Europe.
There is a documented 4000 year old Chinese recipe that very closely resembles
today’s gelato. Like recipes from the Far East, Middle East, and
Europe also exist. Gelato was created in Italy in the North in Dolomite,
and it was also created in the South by Sicilians. There are many other
possibilities as to the origin of gelato. No matter who you believe, Italian
fathers passed their gelato recipes and businesses to their son generation
after generation and made it popular around the world.
Gelato in Italian means “frozen”. It contains less air than
ice cream therefore the flavors are more intense. Since it is made from
all natural ingredients it is healthier, and it contains fewer calories
and less butter fat.
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