"You walk into an ice cream parlor and face a wall of colorful choices: Will it be a decadently rich chocolate chip kind of day? Or will it be something fruitier, like cherry or tutti frutti? At a fancier spot, you might even venture into pistachio or salted caramel territory. No matter what you choose, every scoop has a backstory - some of which might be older (or newer) than you'd expect."
"Frozen treats have existed since as early as 4000 BC, when ancient cultures in China and the Middle East enjoyed chilled confections made from milk, rice, and snow. The Tang dynasty left some of the earliest records of frozen milk desserts. By the 1600s, Italian chefs were experimenting with early forms of sorbet and gelato, paving the way for the modern scoop. When ice cream eventually crossed the Atlantic with European colonists, it became a fast favorite, even among founding fathers like George Washington"
You walk into an ice cream parlor facing many flavored choices with historical backstories. Frozen treats date to 4000 BC, when ancient China and the Middle East enjoyed chilled confections from milk, rice, and snow. The Tang dynasty left records of early frozen milk desserts. By the 1600s Italian chefs experimented with sorbet and gelato, paving the way to modern ice cream. Ice cream crossed the Atlantic with European colonists and became popular with figures like George Washington. Vanilla originates in Mexico; Cortés brought it to Europe in the 16th century, where it initially flavored chocolate and later appeared in elite European kitchens. The vanilla orchid's Mexican growth kept the spice rare and expensive, and vanilla remains the world's second-most costly spice after saffron.
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