The Origin đ of Ice Cream đ
2000 BC
"Frozen syrup iscreated in China
using snow andsalt as freezing
agents."
500 BC
"The Persian Empireis introduced to
frozen desserts viatrade with China.The word âsorbetâ
comes from the Arabic ĹĄariba, which
means, to drink."
200 BC
"The Chinese createanother variation
of ice cream, withmilk, overcookedrice and spices,
packed in snowto freeze."
8TH CENTURY
"Sorbet isintroduced to Italy
when the Arabsconquer the islandof Sicily, giving
rise to the famous,semi-frozen Italiandessert granita."
20TH CENTURY
"Ernest A. Hamwi, aSyrian immigrant,
is credited withthe invention of
the ice-cream coneâ rolled from oneof his waffles."
21ST CENTURY
"Asian soft-serveice cream (known
as âsoft creamâ inJapan) is boomingin popularity, with
Korean brands suchas Honey Crèmeexpanding acrossthe region.""