Historical Fact: When Was Ice-Cream Made For The First Time?
By Jasreet Kaur
02, Aug 2024 04:40 PM
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Historical Fact
Ice cream has a long history. Over time, it became the creamy treat we enjoy today. Tap to read history of ice-cream.
Ancient Origins
In China around 200 BC, ice cream-like desserts were first made by mixing milk and rice and freezing them using ice or snow.
Persian Influence
By about 800 AD, Persians already had a frozen food called sharbat that was prepared from fruit juices and snow this was an early form of ice cream.
Arabian Innovation
Arabs in the 10th century mixed sugar with milk to produce a more refined frozen dessert, serving as the precursor for present-day ice creams.
Mediaeval Europe
This idea was taken to Europe during the 16th century, where they utilised fruits, nuts and cream to create primitive forms of ice-cream.
Italian Contribution
Francesco Procopio brought gelato into France in the seventeenth century, which was smoother and richer than other kinds of frozen dessert.
American innovation
By the eighteenth century, an American colonist could make homemade ice cream with cream and sugar, most commonly hand-churned.
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