The Gelato Awards

Taking a tour of the gelato museum in Bologna at Carpigiani University I learned that sorbetto is Arab in origin and was used for medicinal purposes. Or as our tour guide said for "eating therapy"!

So let the eating therapy awards begin

CATEGORIES 1 &2

Most Aesthetically Pleasing and The place I most dream of returning to 

WINNER: CREMIA in Parma

FLAVORS: Amarena and something creamy and caramelly 
These girls have turned gelato serving into an art. Perfectly swirled. 

CATEGORY 3

The Best 2 Gelato Day (yes, this happened more than once)

WINNER 1: LA SORBETTERIA in Bologna
Flavors: Michaelangelo and grapefruit

WINNER 2: IL GELATAURO in Bologna

Flavors: Almond and Kiwi

2 gelaterias, 2 friends (having a fabulous time with my new friend Rebeca, she's an exchange student from Canada studying at Bologna University).

CATEGORY 4

Favorite Overall Flavor

WINNER: GELATERIA GIANNI in Bologna
Flavor: 2 Febbraio (chocolate hazelnut gelato with Nutella sauce and hazelnut sauce and cookie pieces)

Closeup of 2 Febbraio (see lower flavor)

 

CATEGORY 5

Best View while Eating Gelato

WINNER: near Basilica di Santa Maria Novella in Firenze

Insert giant round of applause for all the gelato in Italy

My judging qualifications: much experience eating gelato and recent GELATO CLASS attendance. Which I probably should have failed because I put too much water in our Strawberry Sorbetto. 

By the way...pretty pans of gelato should look like this 

As opposed to this 

Team Fraugula left to right:Francois, Celine, me and Marcato our instructor.