In the year 54 when Nero ascended the Roman throne, he surprised everyone at the party with the strangeness of the dessert called "Sweet Snow". To make this dessert, he sent people to the top of the Apennine mountains to get fresh snow and bring it back to marinate it many times with honey and fruit. Later, Emperor Nero's "Sweet Snow" became the precursor of today's ice cream.
But it was not until more than 500 years later, during the Tang Dynasty in China, that Emperor Nero's sweet snow appeared with a new flavor. It was a combination of fermented buffalo, cow, and goat milk, mixed with flour, marinated with camphor to create the final flavor, then chilled with ice and salt. At that time, these precious dishes were only used in large banquets of the royal court.
After a long period of change, it was not until 1295, when the Italian navigator Marco Polo returned to his homeland after 17 years in China, that he published a book called “The Appearance of the World”. Among the many things that amazed all of Europe, Marco Polo mentioned something called “milk dried in a paste”. And according to the Italians, Chinese food would have remained just milk paste if it were not for Marco Polo. It is thanks to him that we have ice cream as it is today.
In Vietnam, ice cream only appeared in the early 20th century, when the French brought the recipe over. At first, ice cream seemed to be popular only in the South.
There are two types of ice cream: Gelato and Ice-cream, but people often equate “Gelato” and “Ice cream” as one and call Gelato Italian ice cream. However, you should know that these two concepts are completely different, because Gelato represents the romance and gentleness of Italy, while Ice cream bears the mark of the American industrial age.
The difference is mainly in flavor, fat content, gas content and temperature. Real gelato has a pure, natural flavor derived from carefully selected ingredients from fresh fruit, without preservatives or additives. Therefore, the flavor and color of gelato are always natural. Ice cream, on the other hand, is easily impressed by the strong flavor and additives.
You know, to create delicious and cool ice cream like today is not simple at all.
