Enjoy Italian Ice Cream: A Culinary Delight of Summer

“In Italy you eat well!”

How many times have you heard this phrase before you left to spend your summer vacation here? And summer is surely the best time to enjoy a great culinary specialty of the Belpaese: ice cream!

Experience Ice Cream in Rome

In a cone or in a cup; two, three, ten flavors. Everyone likes it and it's the perfect food when the heat of Rome makes itself felt. Did you know that Rome is the Italian city of ice cream with the highest number of ice cream parlours in Italy?

No Rules, Just Delicious

The great thing about ice cream is that there are no rules, you can mix fruit flavors with creams, opt for only fruit or, for those with a sweet tooth, a nice big ice cream with three flavors: cream, pistachio and chocolate.

The Kings of Flavor

For those who like a strong and decisive taste the undisputed king is without any doubt chocolate. Milk, dark, or orange chocolate, it goes well with everything: cream, coconut, and raspberry. The most famous chocolate comes from Modica, in Sicily.

Local Delights: Hazelnut and Pistachio

Hazelnuts coming from Piedmont and the most used in Rome. And we cannot not mention the pistachio. It comes from Sicily, from a village called Bronte, where it is nicknamed 'green gold', always a new discovery.

Choosing the Best Ice Cream

But now let's get to the point: how do we recognize real homemade ice cream? It is very easy, in fact, to fall into the trap of industrial ice creams.

• Pay attention to the colour: if it is too bright stay away, no strawberry is fuchsia by its nature!
• The best ice cream is the one stored in the "pozzetto" (covered refrigerated containers) and that, therefore, you will not be able to see directly, but trust me... The taste will be better.
• When the amount of ice cream exceeds the edge of the tray, and looks like a mountain, the ice cream contains a lot of hydrogenated fats to maintain the temperature.

Health Benefits of Ice Cream

One thing is certain: ice cream is good for your health. It contains all the nutrients, fats, sugars, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, calcium, and phosphorus. And it's also good for your mood. Without ice cream there is no vacation... Come and try it with us, we are waiting for you! Enjoy!!