What is granite?
Granite is a frozen dessert made of water and syrup base, similar to sorbet. It is popular in Italy and especially with Sicily. In Italy, granite can be served at breakfast, with Italian Briosk or other times of the day. Many Italy regions offer specially flavored versions using seasonal fruit or agricultural products unique to this area. Outside Italy, it is located in Italian communities and can also be made at home relatively easily. According to Legends, Granita accidentally invented a Sherbet dealer who left his goods on the ice for too long, causing it to turn into a block of highly granular ice. Whatever origin, dessert is produced by mixing water with flavor and then into the freezer. Every hour, the mixture is pulled out of the freezer and mixes the sophistication, the integration of all crystals on the top back into the mixture. The result is a scaly, granulated container of flavored ice. For chefs that follow at home, granita can be easily made in a baking pan and plated in the kitchen to takeNo guests guessed about its modest origin.
In some regions, granite is difficult and designed to shave. However, it should not be confused with shaved ice. Shaved ice is produced by drizzle with syrup or flavoring on a bowl of ice, which was shaved from the block. In the production of granity, the aroma is mixed into the ice, and when it is shaved, it has a crackling crystalline structure, which is quite significant in the mouth. Although it might sound strange to eat breakfast, in combination with breakfast pastries, it is actually quite refreshing.
popular flavors for granite include coffee, bitter almonds, lemon, mint, orange, and seasonal fruits and berries. The bitter almond granite made in Italy is unique because it includes real bitter almonds that have a trace amount of cyanide. Bitter almonds are not harmful, with careful processing and adding a unique appetite for the foods in which they are used. Many famousEuropean foods with almonds, such as Marzipan, have a significant taste due to the use of bitter almonds. The lemons used in the dessert are also different because they are smaller and sweeter, like Meyer Lemons. Imagination is the only limit of flavors inside and outside Italy.