Currently Craving: Gelati

This is what frozen indulgence looks like

The Midwest and East Coast have been experiencing a heck of a heat wave this week and it makes me thankful that Mother Nature has been ever so kind with the glorious 90F SoCal weather. So, if the summer sun is prickling your skin with the intensity of a blow torch, and you happen to be in Disneyland's Downtown Disney, follow me and skip on to Naples to find what I'm currently craving: cool and creamy Gelati.

While the chocolate was sinfully indulgent, and the berry refreshing, the vanilla was what stood out for me; it's not often I encounter a vanilla ice cream that delights me the way this did.

Gelati, or gelato if you want to go singular, is what most people dub as Italian ice cream. The semi frozen gelato's slightly higher serving temperature and lower air content account for its famously creamy texture. The reason most find the taste and flavors more explosive and incredible than "regular" ice cream is because gelato contains no eggs and very rarely, any cream. The base recipe calls for simply whole milk and sugar; so the absence of cream, eggs, or butter allows for a more indulgent flavor to dance on your sweltering tongue.

Stay cool this weekend!

-Shortcake