History of Gelato

The creation of Gelato dates back thousands of years. The earliest findings of frozen desserts dated back all the way to 3000 B.C. During this time Asian cultures realized that they could eat crushed ice and flavorings, and 500 years later it became a custom for Egyptian pharaohs to serve for their guests.

It was not until the Italian Renaissance that the Italian gelato became a tradition. In the late 1500s the famous Medici family of Florence had a feast at their house for the famous architect and artist named Bernardo Buontalenti. Buontalenti had quite the culinary skills and presented to the King a creamy frozen dessert that we now call gelato.

Gelato became extremely popular making its way to countries everywhere. In 1770, gelato finally made its way to America. At this time there were two types of gelato, one that was made by mixing water with fruits and one that was made by mixing milk with cinnamon, pistachio, coffee, and chocolate.  With the technology of hand-crank freezers in America, it made gelato that much better. This freezer changed the way gelato was made forever. When gelato was first created it was granular, but because of the freezer it was able to become creamy due to the liquid mixture constantly being in motion. Due to this, industrial ice cream was made, and gelato soon faded out. It was not until the late 1900s that gelato made a name for itself.

Today, business owners all over the U.S are opening up gelato stores. The natural ingredients and the fantastic quality of gelato is what have made it become so popular today. Although gelato is not nearly as popular in America as it is in other countries, it is starting to become more and more known throughout the United States.

Now that you know the history and the deliciousness of gelato, come to La Bottega of Farmingdale for the most delicious gelato around!