  The Story of Ice Cream Where does ice cream actually come from? It depends who, and where, you ask. One of the most popular stories has it that ice cream was invented by the ancient Romans. Legend has it that the Emperor Nero sent his servants to Etna volcano to fetch snow. The servants had to hurry back so that the ice didn't melt and the Emperor could enjoy it as a topping on his fruit. Another story has it that an ingenious Italian chemist named Boutalenti was asked in 1565 by the Vatican to prepare an untraditional but fantastic dinner for some visiting Spanish dignitaries. Boutalenti worked on the project for months on end in his laboratory and the result was the ”artificial” ice cream that we know today as a Mr Whippy. As mentioned above, there are any number of other stories of the origins of ice cream. Which ones are true is something we will probably never know. |
