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How are gelato and ice cream different?

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Magical Realist Offline
https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...difference

"Gelato, that Italian dessert staple, is gaining U.S. fans, with sales hitting an estimated $214 million in 2014, an $11 million increase from 2009, and driving growth in the frozen dairy dessert market. But did you ever wonder what the difference is between ice cream and gelato — or if it’s just a matter of semantics and a higher price point?

In fact, gelato is really quite distinct from ice cream, NPR’s The Salt blog notes. Citing gelato expert and author Morgan Morano, writer Linda Poon sketches out a few key differences:

Creaminess: Gelato is creamier, smoother and silkier, as well as denser and more elastic and fluid, than American ice cream.

Ingredients: While both gelato and ice cream contain cream, milk and sugar, authentic gelato uses more milk and less cream than ice cream and generally doesn’t use egg yolks, which are a common ingredient in ice cream.

Butterfat, air and flavor: Ice cream contains at least 10 percent butterfat and usually has between 14 and 25 percent. Meanwhile, Italian gelato includes only about 4 to 9 percent fat. Yet gelato also contains less air than American ice cream — that helps keep it dense, fluid and creamy. And having less butterfat to coat your palate allows the flavors to emerge more, Morano tells The Salt.

Temperature: Another flavor enhancer: Italian gelato is served about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than American ice cream, at about 7 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit, so your mouth is less numb and better able to taste it.

Serving style: Authentic Italian gelato isn’t scooped, it’s served with a spade. Dig it?"
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Leigha Offline
Gelato > ice cream (imo)

Had no idea about the temperature difference, interesting! I prefer gelato as it has a more upfront kind of dense texture and flavor.
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#3
Magical Realist Offline
My first taste of gelato was from a little vendor in front of the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Fell in love with it. Now I buy it instead of ice cream whenever I can find it.
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Leigha Offline
I'd love to travel to Italy, hopefully next year if/when travel becomes a bit smoother due to Covid, etc.

How awesome that you've been, MR! Where else did you tour while there? Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast are on my to-visit list.
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We were on our liberty tour while I was stationed on a ship in the Navy. Harbored in Naples and took a tour bus of Rome. Also harbored in Athens and saw many sites there as well. Stopped in Dubai as well. Memories for a lifetime.
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Sounds amazing, MR. What is your favorite memory of Dubai? I have a friend who lived there for a year and she didn’t like it as much as she had hoped.
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(Aug 6, 2021 06:46 PM)Leigha Wrote: Sounds amazing, MR. What is your favorite memory of Dubai? I have a friend who lived there for a year and she didn’t like it as much as she had hoped.

I remember all the little shops along the streets and buying a "Puma" t-shirt and some roasted garbanzos to snack on. It was so bizzare being in a foreign culture, and to this day I have dreams of wandering shops in some obscure Arabian city.
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