India has something to cheer about! Well-known food + travel platform, TasteAtlas, has ranked the globe’s top 100 legendary ice creams. 5 Indian varieties made the list.
Top of the list is 1929-established Firenze parlour Vivoli, known, far and wide, for the enduring technique with which its artisanal gelato is made, especally the custard-like, rich crema.
Second in the world is the signature egg-sugar-milk-cream-vanilla flavour of Badiani, also from Florence, around since in 1932.
Gelateria la Carraia, situated beside the Arno River -- yes, Florence too -- has been delighting visitors since 1990 and its most beloved frozen dessert is the unusual ricotta and pear variety.
Among Indian brands, K Rustom & Co of Mumbai bags the 22nd spot. Begun in 1953, it is much loved for its ice cream sandwiches. The mango variety is especially popular, admired for its gentle fruity taste.
Pabba's, a well-loved dessert spot in Mangaluru, first opened its doors in 1975. A fave with customers is Gadbad --– a layered dessert featuring a mix of different ice cream scoops, chopped fruit, crunchy nuts, syrups.
Yes, Naturals tender coconut had to be on this list. Mumbai-started up ice cream brand makes them entirely from real fruits and pure ingredients, without any synthetic additives.
1971-launched Apsara Ice Cream, another Mumbai outlet, has a standout offering -- its guava scoops, peppered with bits of real guava and a tongue-tingling seasoning.
Corner House, a cherished sweet shop that began in 1982, holds a special place in the hearts of Bengaluru’s dessert lovers mainly for its most famous creation, Death by Chocolate.