Pazzo Gelato Explains How Gelato is the Real Deal

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Feb. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- It always makes me smile when people sample a particular flavor and then exclaim in astonishment "Wow this really tastes like (banana, raspberry, clementine)…." or "Why does this taste so good?"  The beauty of artisan gelato and sorbet is the ability of the gelatieri to experiment and draw out amazing flavors using his or her creativity and most importantly: quality ingredients. True authentic artisan gelato should "pop" with REAL flavors because it is made with real fruit, real nut pastes- emphasis on real!

The Real Deal

What would you expect to be the main ingredient in a banana gelato? That’s right- bananas (a dozen to be exact)! There’s no fooling your taste buds when it comes to artificial flavoring compared to the real deal. Most fruit flavored beverages and desserts contain "candy" tasting pastes, artificial flavors, colors and cheaper fillers.  Berry gelatos should never taste like a lollipop, instead you should immediately think “Oh my strawberries…or raspberry…or blackberry!”

I’m nuts about nuts!

The same holds true for any nut flavors.  Upon tasting the gelato, your palate should immediately respond by recognizing an infusion of hazelnut, pistachio or almond! Close your eyes and imagine digging your spoon and removing a scoop of gelato straight from the nut’s shell- now THAT is what it should taste like!  Manufacturers looking for a cheaper alternative will use pastes containing a combination of cheaper nuts replacing a portion of the more expensive nuts like pistachios with walnuts or other cheaper alternatives.

Paying close attention to the color of the product will tell you the quality and care that went into it. The best rule of thumb:  beware any bright or neon colors!  At first this statement may sound strange, after all shouldn’t a pistachio ice cream or gelato be bright green or a lemon sorbet yellow?  No!  Think about the fruit or nut in its natural state.  When you crack open a pistachio shell you find a very dull colored brownish green nut not a neon green color.  The same goes for citrus fruit.  When you squeeze a lemon is the juice yellow?  No of course not, it is actually clear which is why authentic lemon sorbet comes out almost a pure white color- unless of course you infuse fresh lemon zest into the product!

So remember if it looks and tastes real you are in for a treat worthy of the best gelato makers in Italy. After all, the snozberries should taste like snozberries!