Italia - Gelato

When you think of Italy, what do you think of first?  The food, the wine, the history, the people, the scenery?  How about all of the above!  Italy has it all.

But this is a blog primarily about food, so let's relive some of the amazing food of Italy.

How many kinds of gelato can you think of?  There were flavours of gelato that I could never have imagined - rissotto, toasted corn, melon......  only to name a few.

If you've not had gelato before, you are missing out on one of life's great experiences my friend.  It's creamy, velvety, smooth, with flavours that entice and linger.  Apparently it's about half the calories of regular ice cream, so of course, I could eat twice as much!

Okay seriously, I'm like a kid in a candy store.
Well, how about a big kid in a gelato store.
I just want to try them all!





Look how high they pile them!

 

WOW!!  Melon, papaya, mango, fieldberry, kiwi, orange, blueberry...



For all of you "chocoholics" out there -
chocolate with fruits, chocolate with nuts, dark chocolate,
white chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolate with caramel....

 

These were different - all different kinds of natural popsicles.
These were fruit flavoured.
(sorry about the glare)

These were all different types of chocolate flavoured popsicles.
Yummo!

My goal was to work my way through all flavours of gelato while I was in Italy.  I tried, I really did.  But I just couldn't do it.  It just means I will have to go back and try, try again......