Francesco’s Gelateria
Francesco’s Gelateria is located on Via Robert Browning in Asolo. Just a short walk from the CIMBA campus, Francesco (seen making gelato on the left) provides fresh gelato everyday of the year. He offers a wide variety of flavors that rotate on a regular basis. These flavors range from cioccolato (chocolate), yogurt (yogurt), amerena (cherry), pistacchio (pistachio), and many many more.
What is the difference between ice cream and gelato?
The answer, in short, is air — and fat. During the churning process, ice cream’s volume is increased by more than half. In contrast, gelato is churned at a slower speed, which means not as much air is whipped into the mixture; this helps gelato achieve a consistency that’s so dense, it requires a warmer serving temperature than its counterpart.
Ice cream also contains more fat than gelato. By USDA standards, ice cream must contain a minimum of 10 percent milk fat, although most brands contain somewhere between 14 and 17 percent. Gelato, which often has almost no cream at all, contains roughly 3 to 10 percent fat. Less cream and air means the Italian dessert tastes decadent and more intensely flavored without as much fat. Which frozen dessert’s consistency do you prefer? – yumsugar.com
