Fountain Hills & Gelato

Karlee wanted to jam out to the radio but I asked her to keep it down enough so that I could hear Prince Williams voice.  We arrive at Suzanne's in Scottsdale around 2pm.  Suzanne greeted us and we relaxed and chatted for a little while then we decided to do something before we headed to the event in the evening.  She drove us out to Fountain Hills.  Its a beautiful community and it has a very pretty park.  The park has a little lake like/pond with beautiful green grass around it and a nice little play ground for kids.  Then above the park are shops and boutiques to walk around in.  In the middle of this body of water is a fountain that shoots up high into the air.  It shoots up on the hour for 15 minutes.  We parked in the parking lot and watched it for a few minutes.  We noticed that there was something going on up above by the shops, a bunch of white tents were up with lots of vendors.  We decided to go check it out for a bit.  We browsed a little bit and then Suzanne asked us if we wanted a gelato  We didn't know what that was but we thought we would try it.

Gelato is Italy’s version of ice cream, with three major differences.

First, gelato has significantly less butterfat than ice cream. Gelato is less solidly frozen than ice cream and melts in the mouth faster.

Second, gelato has a much higher density than ice cream. Ice cream is produced by mixing cream, milk and sugar, then adding air. Manufacturers add air to ice cream because it nearly doubles the quantity of their product. But, it cuts their quality in half. No air is added to gelato. The result is a higher quality dessert with a richer, creamier taste.

Third, gelato is served slightly warmer than ice cream. While both gelato and ice cream are served well below the freezing temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, gelato is served 10 to 15 degrees warmer than ice cream. Because it is less solidly frozen, gelato’s taste is further enhanced as it melts in the mouth.

 

Gelato!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had a little bit of chocolate hazelnut and cherry vanilla on a cone, Karlee had a waffle cone with cherry vanilla and Suzanne had a cone with peach.  It is so different but so very very yummy! We enjoyed our treat.