Perhaps I LOVE ice cream because of my Italian blood.........and it is really gelato I am looking for every time I stop at an ice cream store. When home in Italy each year I taste gelato in every town I visit in Italy. I have my favorite gelato stores and flavors that I visit every time I go home to Italy. Yes it is different in EVERY town and EVERY store. And I am sorry to tell my 23 million Italian American friends, nothing in the USA comes close to gelato in Italy!
Un’arte
tutta italiana: il gelato, Yle
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| Creamy, swirls of gelato |
When clients ask me for a spring culinary experience I
often suggest for them to assist in a GELATO demo and learn what Italians gelato makers do and how artisanal gelato is made.
And when it is about making it (gelato) with some nice friends and learn this Italian
art, the answer cannot be anything but positive.
Last time I saw Luca, the gelato maker,
he made me taste a gorgeous fruity gelato and that was at that time that I
thought my clients would have loved it. On several occasions, during my USA
visits, I have tasted gelato, but have been disappointed by the
quantity of sugar used in it. In some cases I tought it was a bubble gum
rather than a gelato and could not finish my serving.
What makes Luca’s Gelato so special, is actually the
freshest products used for ingredients and the limited quantity of sugar he adds. Actually having tasted sugar free and gluten free gelato, it is one of the best
experiences and I can recommend it. Also, his gelato is made without preservatives and artificial additives which made me prefer tasting this rather than others.
In this area of Italy (Puglia) people basically eat healthy , so planning a
vacation for a vegetarian is not complicated at all. Well, as probably
some of you have realized, I like all things genuine and simple. This selection
does not only fit a lifestyle, but is also a guidance in my daily nutritional
plan.
It was a busy spring weekend devoted to the inspection
of new lovely places to recommend for my one day or longer tour programs. I
asked two friends of mine to join me in this foodie inspection and share with
me the pleasure of having breakfast with a “just made” gelato.
When I told them
the factory was by the ocean, they were simply happy. Our scheduled time with
Luca was quite early in the morning and the light on the ocean at that moment
of the day is simply gorgeous.
