{"id":2502,"date":"2010-03-31T07:44:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T06:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2011-04-28T14:46:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T12:46:34","slug":"a-different-way-to-scoop-gelato-the-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/31\/a-different-way-to-scoop-gelato-the-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"A Different Way to Scoop Gelato: The Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who thought you could reinvent a scoop of gelato?<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll never be able to form gelato into <a href=\"http:\/\/gadgets.boingboing.net\/2008\/06\/19\/cuisipro-invents-the.html\">cylindrical ice cream blocks like those I ate from Thrifty&#8217;s growing up<\/a>, but with just a little innovation, you can take gelato from uninteresting heaps as normally scooped into a little work of art: <strong>a flower<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You almost don&#8217;t want to eat it. <strong>Almost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t the best gelato  I&#8217;ve ever eaten, but I sure do remember it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Italian Gelato in a Flower Shape Scoop by MsAdventuresinItaly, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/4478246326\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4043\/4478246326_78154fb42f.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"Italian Gelato in a Flower Shape Scoop\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>From Gelateria Novecento, Parma, Italy<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who thought you could reinvent a scoop of gelato? You&#8217;ll never be able to form gelato into cylindrical ice cream blocks like those I ate from Thrifty&#8217;s growing up, but with just a little innovation, you can take gelato from uninteresting heaps as normally scooped into a little work of art: a flower. You almost&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/31\/a-different-way-to-scoop-gelato-the-flower\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-discovering-food","category-italy","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4uB1-Em","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1800,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/20\/habanero-celery-valrhona-gelato-il-gelato-gelateria-and-100-flavors\/","url_meta":{"origin":2502,"position":0},"title":"Habanero, Celery, Valrhona gelato &#8211; 100 savory &#038; sweet gelato flavors at Il Gelato gelateria","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"August 20, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: This location appears to have closed as of November 2012 - you can still visit his locations in Rome Another stop on the Tour del Gelato - discovering the world's best gelato one lick at at time! You can participate, too! This week I made a discovery about a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Food&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Food","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/category\/food\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chocolate and Raspberry (Cioccolato, lampone) gelato at Il Gelato gelateria, Milan, Italy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2589\/3839921582_eef6777947.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":638,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/14\/more-italian-gelateria-stops-on-the-tour-del-gelato\/","url_meta":{"origin":2502,"position":1},"title":"More Italian Gelateria Stops on the Tour del Gelato!","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"August 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The Tour of Gelato needs your tastebuds! If you're not familiar with the Tour del Gelato, it's your favorite bloggers going to their favorite gelaterias in and out of Italy and telling the world about it! 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