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Day: November 28, 2014

Fig gelato and prickly pear gelato. There were fig trees on the property of our villa, and the fruit was perfectly ripe (we harvested and consumed many pounds). So it made sense that all the local gelaterias featured fig gelato. The prickly pear is called, in Italian, fichi d'India (Indian fig), interestingly enough. The flavor has some similarity to strawberry. Both tasted intensely and honestly of the fruit itself (well, the fig did - don't think we've ever eaten prickly pears, but it did taste great).

Carabé, Florence Italy

November 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

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From the left: apricot, "fruit salad," banana, melon, and fig. It's all called "gelato," but the quantity of dairy greatly varies, depending on the flavor and gelateria. Fruit flavors tend to have less milk, and the flavors we tried had little or none; they seemed to be, essentially, sorbets or cremolatas.

From the left: apricot, “fruit salad,” banana, melon, and fig. It’s all called “gelato,” but the quantity of dairy greatly varies, depending on the flavor and gelateria. Fruit flavors tend to have less milk, and the flavors we tried had little or none; they seemed to be, essentially, sorbets or cremolatas.

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