Pistachio ice cream or pistachio nut ice cream is an ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavoring. It is often distinctively green in color. Pistachio is also a flavor of sorbet and gelato. Pistachio ice cream is a layer in spumoni.
At the Bakdash in Damascus, Syria, a pounded ice cream covered with pistachio called Booza is produced. It has an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab and is famous around the Arab World.[1] Tripoli's Al Mina district is known for its Arabic ice cream including "ashta" with pistachios.[citation needed]
It is widely produced including by Brigham's Ice Cream,[2] Ben & Jerry's,[3] Graeter's and major brands.[4]
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Spumoni includes a layer of pistachio ice cream -
Pistachio ice cream over whipped mascarpone topped with pistachio biscotti -
Pistachio nougat ice cream -
Pistachio and strawberry ice cream -
References[edit]
- ^ Malouf, Lucy; Bourdain, Anthony; Harvey, Matt (2007), Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria, Tuttle Publishing, p. 225, ISBN 978-0-7946-0490-5
- ^ "Brighams Ice Cream®".
- ^ "Pistachio Pistachio Ice Cream | Ben & Jerry's".
- ^ "You might go 'nuts' for Graeter's bonus flavor". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2023-09-05.