What is Italian Ice?!


Question: In a magazine, i read some polls where these celebrities were picking if they liked "Italian ice" or "Ice cream". All of them chose italian ice...so i'm wondering...what is it exactly?

Is it the same thing as ice cream? Or is it like snow cones?
I live in Canada and apparently, i've never heard of Italian ice and i'm never even seen it sold anywhere =[


Answers: In a magazine, i read some polls where these celebrities were picking if they liked "Italian ice" or "Ice cream". All of them chose italian ice...so i'm wondering...what is it exactly?

Is it the same thing as ice cream? Or is it like snow cones?
I live in Canada and apparently, i've never heard of Italian ice and i'm never even seen it sold anywhere =[

Instead of frozen, flavored cream...it is a water base...with no cream....hence the name ICE....it is more like a snow cone but smoother, and finer.....?

"water ice", snow cones, flavored ice, yea

Hard to describe - like a hard icee

snow cones...usually flavored more naurally..like lemon instead of the regular ole american blue-rasberry-ice

Nope not the same thing at all. It's more like a sorbet...but not as soft

shaved ice, with a flavored syrup on it.

its just like snow cones. just like italian ice cream is just like american ice cream and italian soda is like american soda. just slightly different. gelato is good! =] so is italian soda! =]

its like a Popsicle but it is usually flavored lemon and it is different from ice cream because it contains no cream only ice and flavoring.

kinda like snow cones, only better! =P yummm....

I am not sure but I think that you are referring to the Italian Gelato or Gelati. Traditionally it is made solely from fruit juices and pulps but nowadays some use creamer or yoghurt. Ice-Cream does not in anyway compare to the wonderful natural flavours from this Italian delicacy. Italian Ice is an American derivative of the Gelato/Gelati made to compete in the snow cone market. You will not to my knowledge find Italian Ice anywhere in Italy.Or at least I have never seen it.





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