Ice cream is one of the most popular desserts in the world. He is loved and cooked on all continents. Everyone loves it, regardless of age, gender, and nationality and that’s why we could not help but tell you the most interesting facts about ice cream.
1. The history of ice cream dates back to antiquity, according to historians, the first cold treats were invented more than five thousand years ago in ancient China. Even then, the imperial family had the opportunity to enjoy ice cream, which included milk, ice, juice, and fruit.
2. The modern form of ice cream appeared relatively recently. It has only been served in an edible cone since 1896, before that ice cream was usually eaten from small paper plates.
3. New Zealand leads the world in ice cream consumption with a per capita consumption of 28.4 liters per year.
4. The average American eats more than 22 pounds of ice cream a year (according to the International Dairy Foods Association), and 9 out of 10 Americans have ice cream in their refrigerator.
5. Chef Heston Blumenthal in the UK made an ice cream cone more than four meters high and contains a tonne of ice cream. It took a whole month and a half to freeze.
6. During a lifetime, one cow can produce enough milk to make up to 8,000 gallons of ice cream.
7. The most popular ice cream in the world is vanilla – 33%, chocolate is only 19%.
8. In the early days of television, mashed potatoes were used to imitate ice cream at cooking shows. Real ice cream melted very quickly under harsh camera lights. And still, ice cream shown in advertisements is mashed potatoes.
9. Canadians buy more ice cream during the winter than during the summer months.
10. Sugar in ice cream lowers the freezing point, and fats contribute to the smooth and creamy texture.
11. Air makes up anywhere from 30% to 50% of the total volume of ice cream. It also contains milk, water, sugar, fats, and various emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavor/aroma, as well as coloring agents. Sometimes there is only 5% of milk.
12. Around 15 billion liters of ice cream are consumed worldwide each year. That’s enough to fill 5,000 Olympic swimming pools.
13. Studies have shown that in the summer, a pack of ice cream is sold every 3 seconds. It is interesting that every fifth buyer shares it with his pet, giving him a little treat.
14. Today more and more ice creams have savory flavours including Smoked Bacon and Egg, Black Pepper, Chilli, and even Black Pudding any plenty made using beer such as Newcastle Brown. The Japanese also have horse meat and the Koreans Green Tea.
15. Professional ice cream tasters using a gold spoon. Because it gets rid of any unsolicited aftertaste that might hinder the tasting experience.
