Some flavors of gelato in the case will be familiar. You can easily tell what vaniglia is, right? But some are not so easy to figure out. Of course, you can always just point and take your chances, you can hardly go wrong. But here's a list of the most common flavors translated. You will not see all these flavors offered at once.
Chocolate Flavors
- ciccolato al latte--( cho-koh-LAH-toh al LAH-teh) milk chocolate
- ciccolato fondente--(fohn-DAHN-tay) dark chocolate
- bacio--(bah-CHO)--named for the candies from Perugia, this combines chocolate and hazelnut
- ciccolato all'arancia--(ahl ar-RANH-cha)--dark chocolate with orange
- stracciatella--(strah-chah-TEHL-lah)-vanilla with chocolate chips or chunks
- After Eight--like the candy, mint chocolate
Nut Flavors Note:The nut gelati do not usually have chopped nuts, but only the flavor.
- cocco-- (KOH-koh)--coconut
- mandorla--(mahn-DOOR-lah)--almond
- noce--(NOH-chay)--walnut
- nocciola--(noh-CHOH-lah)--hazelnut
Fruit Flavors
- albicocca--(ahl-bee-KOH-kah)--apricot
- ananas--(ah-NAH-nahs)--pineapple
- arancia--(ah-RAHN-cha)--orange
- fico--(FEE-coh)--fig
- fragola--(FRAH-go-lah)--strawberry
- frutti di bosco--(FROO-tee dee BOHS-koh)--berries
- lampone--(lhm-poh-nay)--raspberry
- mela--(MEH-lah)--apple
- melone--(may-LOH-nay)--cantaloupe
- mirtillo--(meer-TEE-loh)--blueberry
- pesca--(PEHS-kah)--peach
- pera--(PAY-rah)--pear
- tarocco--(tah-ROHK-koh)--blood orange
Now, what combination will you try first? You get three flavors in a 'small' cone or cup.
