Temptation lives in Rome.
What is happiness? How long does a pleasure last? Is the illusion of the first kiss only the thirty seconds of the act or all the previous one and the memories of the post? The writer Jorge Bucay He wanted to investigate all of this in his story 'The Searcher', an individual who while searching came across a cemetery in an unknown town where the names and years of each dead person appeared in the obituaries. None of them were older than seven, but they weren't children. The amount referred to years of happiness of each individual in his life. Extrapolating to roman ice cream this way of facing reality, I have decided that I am only going to talk about those places that still give me a tickle in my stomach every time I think about it or directly come into contact with its flavors. Because, who said that having an ice cream lasts only five minutes?
I could have started this article by directly googling " Best ice cream parlors in the Eternal City" , more than anything in case I forget any. Or you could even have started with the ice and cream museums Giovanni Fassi (Piazza Vittorio), Mondi (Ponte Milvio, excellent the one in nutella with pine nuts ), Giolitti , near the Pantheon, famous for Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck frequently visited her on breaks from filming Roman Holiday. It has more than a century of existence, more than a hundred different tastes, and it is the place of the Italian jet set. Also from tourism, although in this case the biggest hoarder is La Romana (born in Rimini in 1947), located both on Via Ostiense and near Porta Pía, a few steps from Piazza Fiume. But I have decided not to , because I have dread of monotony and because I am a big fan of Einstein: “There is no greater madman than the one who expects different results by always doing the same thing”.
Taking this wonderful madman as a premise, I have investigated other places to obtain a diverse corollary: Happiness is not fleeting.
Do you want to know what happiness is? Order an ice cream in Rome
OLIVE DOLCI GELATERIA
Inopia, near the Via Aurelia Antica , presents ice creams with tomato, basil, cheese and chocolate, but it's just a restaurant, and I'd be lying. Olive Dolci locks up all the goodness of the olive without the taste of the oil. She offers pleasures tailored to vegans or for those with intolerance to certain products , as do not contain gluten, sugar, egg, milk or derivatives . It is important to remember that we are in italy , and that Rome, as a capital, needs its pleasures while taking care of the beautiful figure, aesthetically and verbally. Everything is designed so that ice creams do not get fat , or at least it seems so. We are in the the only country where you can be insulted without realizing it . They have camouflaged you from pistachio and hazelnuts . It is now fashionable to be **vegetarian, or even vegan**. There are no fat people here, and people are very sensitive to any cause... It was necessary to continue with the tradition. Lie to me, but don't kill me.
Gelato al cioccolato with Venezuelan cocoa.
MOZZARE
There are several, but the most authentic is in the Montesacro neighborhood . The peculiarity is that they use only buffalo milk, fatter and sweeter , so that no added sugar, fake colors, or extra fat needed. cinnamon and ginger It is the star flavor. In addition, they work with Sicilian almonds, cocoa from Venezuela and hazelnuts from Viterbo , which was an exclusive location for the Popes to spend the summer period in the past. The funny thing is that their ice cream they digest better than the less fatty, or so they say. The delicacy of language to save conscience is always important.
THE GELATO FACTORY
Figs, blackberries, pears with pure chocolate… These are some of the infinite pleasures to taste in this artisanal ice cream parlor where the customer can even see how these little masterpieces work. Located in Metro Conca D'Oro , very close to Citta Giardino , a neighborhood that symbolizes the ideal city tailored to man. Have wild vegetation, a legacy of the English garden . Don't lose sight of the taste Capraecavoli , composed by crumbled biscuit, cottage cheese, nutella and cinnamon . The name of this bocatto di cardinale derives from a Roman expression in times of crisis, when the enemy approached: Let's save meat (capra) and vegetables (cavolo) . Now we are calmer; it was all too sophisticated for a civilization that lives in black and white.
SAN CALISTO
In the **heart of Trastevere**, one of the shakespearean points of the city , this place is located indecipherable , straddling bar, gathering-cafe, ice cream parlour, cocktail bar or tavern. at night is the first guiri redoubt ; by day it is a place with a 70's atmosphere that welcomes natives who they hate whatsapp and tom tom . That's why the lemon and strawberry ice cream are taken in old and scratched glass cup , as in ancient Rome, where the siphon. Fresh, irregular, regardless of additives and various arabesques of the 21st century. It is not visually excellent, but what is beauty? And the joy? Explain that this gives me a immense happiness it would be, as Pablo Neruda would say, to trivialize it. the place, with Roma and Lazio posters (unique in the city), has been used repeatedly in many films in which romanity is defended . ask them with cream And hurry up because when this place closes, the city will have disappeared . That is why I have decided to introduce it in the group of interesting Capitoline ice cream parlors. Maybe he's lying; maybe it isn't.
LEMONGRASS
I wanted to finish off the **famous brioche with almond ice cream offered by Mizzica **, but I would steer clear of pragmatism and grant myself a lie again. In Ottavian area , a few steps from the Vatican, are made of Oreo cookies, pure Amalfi lemon or hotdogs. Of course, without hydrogenated fats. We are close to the Christian cradle and above all it is convenient to keep our composure. The ice cream, at Lemongrass, always in season . Try the zabaione semifreddo , made with marsala wine superior aged six years and eggs grown on the land itself. After its elaboration, and according to the culinary tradition, let it rest for 24 hours. The happiness of experiencing all this, even in the hypothetical case that was not true or exaggerated what their owners tell me, it causes me a lasting and almost imperishable happiness. And that's what life is about, because I'm not here to waste time.
Follow @julioocampo1981
_ You may also be interested..._* - To the rich ice cream! The best ice cream parlors in Madrid to beat the heat
- Cone trend: more designer ice cream
- The new way to lick the summer
- To Rome in summer: with two scoops - From coffee to ice cream: we kick around Rome with bites - Rome with children: much more than ice cream and pizza - The best ice cream in the world
- The best street food Rome (for Romans)
- I, Rome
- Graffiti cities (beyond Banksy)
- Roma Nuova: the modern eternal city
- 100 things about Rome you should know - The best places to eat in Rome
- Places in Trastevere where you won't find a single tourist
- Rome Guide