The History of Gelato


“Gelato as we know it today was invented by Cosimo Ruggieri, alchemist and astrologer to Caterina de' Medici in the 16th century.”

(Scammell, 2012)
Research by the Carpigiani Gelato Museum just outside of Bologna, Italy suggests that the early history of gelato in Italy is closely intertwined with sorbet.
Gelato descended from sorbet in the 16th-18th centuries around Florence.

Gelato became a street food in the 19th-20th centuries with the invention of artificial ice.

Gelato became portable when cones were first created in the first half of the 20th century.

Pasteurization arrived in Italy between 1950 and 1985 to make the production of gelato much safer.
References:

Carpigiani Gelato Museum - http://gelatomuseum.com/en/about-en/
 

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