As Italians slog through their hottest summer ever—with temperatures soaring as high as 105 degrees in cities like Rome—there is a good reason for them to, at least, think cool. The Gelato Festival World Ranking just announced the world’s best gelato artisans.
Gelato is one of the foremost food products associated with Italy, with roots that date back to Caterina de Medici and Cosimo Ruggieri (a celebrated alchemist and astrologist). Sales and consumption have grown rapidly since the 1950s. And not surprisingly, Italians dominated six of the top nine spots among the 5000 artisans evaluated by the experts.
And the winners are…
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