The internet is full of fabulous facts about everything from current events to the history basket weaving and spumoni fun facts. Because of this, as we research for our daily content on food trucks, food carts and street food, we stumble upon some items of knowledge that we just did not know. We have decided when these fun facts pop up, that we would share them with our readers in our section titled “Did You Know?”
For today’s Did You Know we will look at Spumoni fun facts.
Spumoni Fun Facts. Spumone (from spuma or “foam”), plural spumoni, is a molded Italian ice cream made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts.
- Typically spumoni is made with three flavors, with a fruit/nut layer between them. The ice cream layers are often mixed with whipped cream. Cherry, pistachio, and either chocolate or vanilla are the typical flavors of the ice cream layers, and the fruit/nut layer often contains cherry bits. This causes the traditional red/pink, green, and brown color combination.
- Spumoni differs from ice cream in that it should always be sliced, never scooped.
- Spumoni was first made in Naples. It is now popular in places with large Italian immigrant populations, such as the U.S. and Argentina.
Key Date
- August 21 is National Spumoni Day.
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Spumoni Fun Facts We Missed
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Reference: Wikipedia: Fun Facts about Spumoni.
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