{"id":5322,"date":"2019-07-08T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/?p=5322"},"modified":"2019-07-08T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T14:41:13","slug":"gelato-waffle-cone-or-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/gelato-waffle-cone-or-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Gelato waffle cone or cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gelato<\/strong> cone <\/strong>is a twentieth century invention, although diverse professional caterers dispute this. In earlier centuries, gelato was served on regular dishes and enjoyed while sitting, as at a meal. Gelato cups <\/strong>were certainly not the single-use ones we are used to nowadays: they may have been a squared piece of card, or even a specially washed vine leaf. Gelato waffles <\/strong>revolutionized eating gelato while walking, making it cleaner and easier. It also added a crunchiness that balances the softness of the cream.<\/p>\n

The war of the gelato waffle patent<\/h2>\n

At least three characters, two ice cream makers from Cadore and a Syrian pastry chef claim the invention of waffles for gelato. What is certain is that gelato waffles first appeared in the United States: One Italo Marchionni<\/strong> immigrated to New York and, in 1903, recorded the invention of a machine for the production of cones. However, Marchionni probably copied the idea of Antonio Valvona, who had patented a production system for edible gelato cups <\/strong>the previous year. In any event, in 1904 the Saint Louis Fair offered rolled-up middle-eastern pancakes for holding gelato.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, they all won because they went on to open successful ice cream parlours and ice cream lovers appreciated the practicality of the new format<\/strong>: a container that did not have to be returned, carried around or washed. The gelato waffle arrived in Italy <\/strong>in the thirties. A Hungarian producer imported the first waffles for round ball portions to Trieste<\/strong>. Venetian gelato makers have since abandoned spatulas, unlike the Sicilians who still prefer them.<\/p>\n

Gelato wafers: irresistible fragrance<\/h2>\n

You never get tired of the gelato cup<\/strong>: it’s difficult to limit yourself to just one flavour or to not decorate it with sprinkles, sauces, syrups or gelato waffles<\/strong>. The added ingredients make the gelato even more pleasing to the eye. Extravagant, fun shapes are sometimes formed: three-dimensional sticks and flat geometries give rhythm to the roundness and the colours of the creams. Gelato waffles <\/strong>existed in the fifteenth century: mixtures of water, flour, eggs, sugar and aromas were formed into wafers that accompanied tastings in Renaissance courts. The addition of \u00a0an ice cream wafer <\/strong>\u00a0has not only aesthetic value: nutritionally, it makes the \u00a0ice cream cup more complete <\/strong>, perfect for \u00a0replacing a meal <\/strong>, perhaps accompanied by a portion of fresh fruit.<\/p>\n

Which is better for ice cream: a cone or a cup?<\/h2>\n

University professor Professor Kay McMath of Massey University in New Zealand has even examined the dispute between cone supporters and cup lovers. From her research on sensoriality<\/strong>, McMath deduced that the cone is the best choice for tasting gelato:<\/strong> the flavour is distributed on the tongue in a uniform layer and is thus enjoyed at the right temperature <\/strong>from the first to the last lick. Perhaps the RivaReno <\/strong>gelato laboratories in Australia are familiar with their neighbour in New Zealand’s theory.<\/p>\n

Certainly the RivaReno laboratories <\/strong>can offer traditional printed cones<\/strong>, light and delicate waffles (also available without gluten, without risk of contamination), and rolled cones <\/strong>that are thicker and tastier. RivaReno gelato<\/strong> is also served in wafer baskets modelled by hand <\/strong>in an elegant corolla shape: the sound of crunching a gelato bowl is music that celebrates the fresh gelato of the day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The gelato cone is a twentieth century invention, although diverse professional caterers dispute this. In earlier centuries, gelato was served on regular dishes and enjoyed while sitting, as at a meal. Gelato cups were certainly not the single-use ones we are used to nowadays: they may have been a squared piece of card, or even… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5323,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5322\/revisions\/5323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rivareno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}