Pistachio ice cream

Pistachio ice cream or pistachio nut ice cream is an ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavoring. It is often distinctively green in color. Pistachio is also a flavor of sorbet and gelato. Pistachio ice cream is a layer in spumoni.

Pistachio gelato from Lipari in the Aeolian Islands of Sicily

At the Bakdash in Damascus, Syria, a pounded ice cream covered with pistachio called Booza is produced. It has an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab and is famous around the Arab World.[1] Tripoli's Al Mina district is known for its Arabic ice cream including "ashta" with pistachios.

It is widely produced including by Brigham's Ice Cream,[2] Ben & Jerry's,[3] Graeter's and major brands. According to a poll among adults in the US 23 percent of respondents stated that they enjoyed pistachio ice cream while only 4 percent of respondents stated that pistachio ice cream was their favorite flavor.

References
  1. Malouf, Lucy; Bourdain, Anthony; Harvey, Matt (2007), Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria, Tuttle Publishing, p. 225, ISBN 978-0-7946-0490-5
  2. "Brighams Ice Cream®".
  3. "Pistachio Pistachio Ice Cream | Ben & Jerry's".
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