Hello everyone, I'm Guilia, an Italian living in Dublin, Ireland
Today I want to tell you a brief story
about one of my favorite foods in the world
which is the Italian gelato.
When was the gelato invented?
500 years ago
We have to go back to Florence at the Medici's court.
Caterina de’ Medici decided to ask to her chefs to create
a new sensational dessert to surprise her guests.
The chefs came up with this fantastic idea
of a creamy, sugary, delicious dessert that had to be served cold.
How did they do that back in the days when
fridge wasn't really part of the equipment?
Well, they used to dig deep holes in the ground,
put loads of ice there
ice that was coming straight from the mountain around Florence
and they used to keep the dessert there.
Thanks to them, we can now enjoy
a creamy, Italian gelato.
That's all from me,
I hope to see you soon on the road.
Keep safe and take care. Bye bye!