DowtyCamino
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If the Limoncelli is anywhere near the taste of the Lemoncello liqueur I had in Italy years back, I'll be in the line next Spring.For delicious ice cream treats in Santiago try either the
Limoncelli - Gelato Shop, rúa do Franco, 50, or Heladería Xearte Brigitte, rúa de San Pedro, 70.
...Yummy!
A bit off-topic, but limoncello is very easy to make at home--where permitted by local laws--using lemon zest (from fresh lemon peels) and 100-proof vodka. Just Google "limoncello recipe" without the quotes, and you'll find many recipes. Most are basically the same, so start with small batches and try different recipes to find the one you like. Hints: 1) The recipes that age the longest make the best limoncello; 2) vary the amount of sugar to suit taste; and 3) you can also make orangecello using the same recipe but substituting orange zest for lemon.If the Limoncelli is anywhere near the taste of the Lemoncello liqueur I had in Italy years back, I'll be in the line next Spring.
Actually, it tastes quite good when poured over ice cream.Then perhaps I could turn it into ice cream! Thanks for the recipe.
During our 2014 Camino, my wife and I noticed that the only two selections of ice cream on the Camino Frances were commercial Nestles bars and the occasional spot selling more traditional gelatos. Every time we tried the gelatos it was old, freezer burned, stale. This was so unlike our experience in the rest of Europe that we are wondering if:
1) There is something cultural in Northern Spain that discourages good ice cream
2) We didn't know where to look
3) We were asking for the wrong thing.
So, my Camino friends...what's the "Scoop" on good Camino ice cream?
Just came off the Meseta a few days ago and never did run into any caravans selling snacks.Good scoops at the Embalse on the Primitivo and from the caravan on the Meseta on the Frances. Apart from that, my kids were entirely satisfied with prepackaged bars which I would normally not buy at home because of 1) packaging 2) sugar 3)price and 4)Nestle.
we are not really an 'ice cream culture', or at least not 'ice-cream sophisticated' anywhere in spain.
larger cities will have gelatos/gelaterías, but tourists may account for much of their business. that said, for some reason, we will indulge in packaged ice cream for dessert year round, or (in the summer), Nestle-type bars (eg. in towns and cities, the vast majority of the ice-cream kiosks open in may and close in september).
sorry.
We ate a lot of Magnum bars
we are not really an 'ice cream culture', or at least not 'ice-cream sophisticated' anywhere in spain.
larger cities will have gelatos/gelaterías, but tourists may account for much of their business. that said, for some reason, we will indulge in packaged ice cream for dessert year round, or (in the summer), Nestle-type bars (eg. in towns and cities, the vast majority of the ice-cream kiosks open in may and close in september).
sorry.
I've traveled a lot in Europe and I can't say I've been anywhere where some wonderful ice cream wasn't to be had
Had a delicious strawberry ice cream in a little shop in Santander
but didn't run across ice cream much on del Norte.
If you get a chance try Horchata
Most of Spain being very hot much of the year. I think the culture tends toward refreshing drinks. If you get a chance try Horchata. Which is made from the tigernut rhizome. It is similar to a milkshake but can be consumed by the lactose intolerant. Like Spanish wine regions it also has its own origin control board.
Me too, sometimes more than once a day!
During our 2014 Camino, my wife and I noticed that the only two selections of ice cream on the Camino Frances were commercial Nestles bars and the occasional spot selling more traditional gelatos. Every time we tried the gelatos it was old, freezer burned, stale. This was so unlike our experience in the rest of Europe that we are wondering if:
1) There is something cultural in Northern Spain that discourages good ice cream
2) We didn't know where to look
3) We were asking for the wrong thing.
So, my Camino friends...what's the "Scoop" on good Camino ice cream?
For me, it was the elusive lemon cornetto. Found one on a detour stop between Navarette and Najera on my second Camino, and I'd be less than honest if I said the desire for another wasn't one of my drivers for a third Camino (and they were everywhere last September)! Lemon ice cream and lemon sorbet with lemon sauce atop the usual chocolate rim.We ate a lot of Magnum bars
For me, it was the elusive lemon cornetto. Found one on a detour stop between Navarette and Najera on my second Camino, and I'd be less than honest if I said the desire for another wasn't one of my drivers for a third Camino (and they were everywhere last September)! Lemon ice cream and lemon sorbet with lemon sauce atop the usual chocolate rim.
Never seen it in Australia, but I'm now lobbying.
Really wasn't an ice cream fan before I found this one...
......the wonderful ice cream which I devoured in New Zealand in 2014. Passion Fruit Ice Cream.
I had the helada a few times for a postre with the menu peregrina, but this thread is reminding me of the wonderful ice cream which I devoured in New Zealand in 2014. Passion Fruit Ice Cream Cones not, alas, available in Canada. I have searched for them since and was offered an imitation by a nephew. But it had concentrated passion fruit juice instead of real passion fruit in it. I guess I shall probably return to New Zealand someday for the passion fruit ice cream, and because I loved the country.
Dude, you find them, you eat them ALL! Or find all your peregrino friends, binge like crazy, then form a self help group and invite me to join. I still have fantasies about them...Lemon Cornetto? Lemon Cornetto?? Oh boy. I think you may have just described my dream ice cream... Well, that's it then. Nothing else for it. I'm going to have to go back and find one! Lemon Cornetto.....
Oh, I remember this too... And a cafe with home made ice cream right across from the cathedral, where the Camino opens onto the square.On the alternative-to-icecream theme, try the delicious "limonada casera" around León. But be warned, it is refreshing but very alcoholic. On a hot day ....
Okay, so this wasn't it, but it was a worthy Nestle substitute. Found, two hours ago, in the tienda below the old church in Rabanal. And gleefully consumed.Lemon Cornetto? Lemon Cornetto?? Oh boy. I think you may have just described my dream ice cream... Well, that's it then. Nothing else for it. I'm going to have to go back and find one! Lemon Cornetto.....
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