Ice cream is considered the most popular type of dessert in the world. The first such delicacy based on crushed ice and with the addition of milk, pomegranate seeds and orange slices was invented about 4,000 years ago.
The first recipe for ice cream and the secrets of its preservation were described in the Chinese book "Shi-King" in the XI century. In Kievan Rus, there was also a specific version of making ice cream. The ancient Slavs finely chopped the ice, added raisins, frozen cottage cheese, sour cream and sugar to it. In England, from the middle of the 17th century, ice cream was served only for monarchs. The secret of making such a delicacy was kept secret and was revealed only in the new century. Vanilla ice cream was also served on the table of Louis XIII. Such a delicacy was appreciated because of the expensive vanilla that was exported from South America.
As for the Europeans, they should thank the discoverer and great traveler Marco Polo for introducing the recipe for making ice cream, who brought the recipe for popsicles back in the 13th century after returning from a trip to the East.
1. The ice cream recipe was first published in 1718 in Mrs. Mary Eales' collection of recipes, which was published in London.
2. Fried ice cream is an unusual kind of delicacy. To create it, the ice cream ball is frozen, rolled in flour, then frozen in bread crumbs and in a beaten egg. Before serving, this ice cream is deep-fried.
3. The classic ice cream waffle cone first appeared in 1904 at the St. Louis Fair. The seller at that moment ran out of plastic plates, and he simply had to get out of the situation by using improvised means. These means were waffles, which were sold nearby.
4. There is one place in the world where you can get an exclusive type of ice cream for $ 1000. This elite delicacy is on the menu of a famous New York restaurant called Serendipity. The so-called "golden" ice cream is sold there. It is covered with a thin layer of edible gold foil and served with truffles, exotic fruits and marzipans. The price of this dessert also includes a pleasant trifle - a golden spoon as a gift.
5. If we talk about the addiction to the consumption of ice cream, then it was precisely this that the great Napoleon suffered. Even when he was in exile on St. Helena, he did not sit down to the table without ice cream. Most likely, this delicacy relieved him of depression and improved his mood.
6. The Canadians were able to create the largest Sunday ice cream, which weighed 25 tons.
7. Every year, more than 15 billion liters of ice cream are consumed in the world. This number is compared to the volume of 5,000 Olympic swimming pools.
8. Least of all calories in itself contains popsicles and ice cream - fruit sorbet.
9. One Asian restaurant is famous for serving ice cream with Viagra added.
10. In Germany, special ice cream is produced for people who have lactose and milk intolerance. This delicacy is made from proteins and blue lupine seeds.
11. In Russia, it was possible to create a snowman from ice cream. His height was 2 meters, and his weight was 300 kilograms. This snowman was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
12. The United States of America succeeded in establishing a National Ice Cream Day. It is celebrated every 3rd Sunday in July.
13. The main consumers of ice cream are Americans. In the United States of America, there is an average of 20 kilograms of ice cream per inhabitant per year.
14. The headache from eating ice cream is due to the fact that the nerve endings that are in the mouth are not ready to receive the cold and begin to send emergency messages to the brain that the body is losing heat. As a result, the blood vessels in the brain begin to constrict. When they return to normal parameters again and blood flows through the vessels at a normal rate, a headache occurs.
15. Vermont has a real ice cream graveyard. It was built by Ben & Jerry's. On the gravestones there were written the names of those tastes that had already lost their popularity or were simply unsuccessful. Among them, for example, is the White Russian ice cream, which resembles the eponymous cocktail of coffee liqueur and vodka.
16. In Chile, an enterprising drug dealer added cocaine to ice cream. As a result, this dessert was euphoric and addictive. This type of dish was sold at a high price.
17. According to the laws of India, it is prohibited to eat ice cream by mouth. To do this, you need to use a spoon or stick.
18. Professional ice cream tasters use a special golden spoon for the sample. This helps them to taste the smell and taste of the ice cream itself without the addition of the aromas of those products that were on the spoon earlier.
19. There are over 700 types of ice cream in the world.
20. Women who regularly eat ice cream can get pregnant 25% faster than those who do not eat it at all.
21. To shoot in the movie "Kill Bill" Uma Thurman had to lose 11 kilograms in 6 weeks by drinking ice cream. The actress replaced 1 or 2 meals a day with balls of her favorite dessert.
22. In Portugal, they created ice cream for dogs and called it Mimopet. It was invented in two years. There is no sugar in such ice cream, but there are many vitamins that give the shine of the animal's coat.
23. During the summer, every 3 seconds, a portion of ice cream is sold all over the world.
24. In Mexico, where locals regularly consume hot spices, it is customary to sprinkle ice cream with hot peppers.
25. Chocolate syrup has become the most popular sweet ice cream sauce
26. Air is considered the most important component of ice cream. Thanks to him, such a delicacy does not freeze like a stone.
27. Vanilla is the most popular ice cream today. It was first created by the French chef Tiersen. This dessert first appeared in 1649.
28. In the Venezuelan town of Meridu in the Coromoto ice cream parlor, which was founded in 1980, ice cream is prepared from a variety of products: onions and garlic, carrots and tomatoes, shrimp and squid, pork rinds and chili peppers.
29. In the United States of America, colds are treated not only with honey and raspberries, but also with ice heaters, cold showers, and special ice cream. This dessert contains lemon juice, ginger and honey. A version of the medicated ice cream with bourbon and cayenne pepper was also released.
30. The best storage temperature for ice cream is -25 degrees Celsius.
