The history of ice cream: 10 facts that will surprise you

What is ice cream? This is an incredible temptation irresistible either children or adults. Did you know that as soon as the heat comes - every second sale 1 pack of frozen product? And this incredible product is fraught with a lot of the same incredible stories and facts. But today we will talk about the most special.

Fact 1 - historical past. Ice cream has a long history. They say that even Alexander the Great after the military campaigns to pamper yourself this dessert, and even Hippocrates recommended to eat it to relieve symptoms during a heat wave. "Inventor" of ice cream are considered to be the Chinese (not surprisingly!), Which was served to the imperial table, frozen fruit juices. The Slavs existed as an analogue of this dessert: milk mixed with honey, and then spills over the dish and frozen. I ate it, too, without further: simply resolved.

Fact 2 - a variety of flavors. Strawberry, chocolate, raspberry - it is not for all tastes, which is ice cream. In the world you can find a lot of even sweet options ranging from fish and ending with cheese, mushrooms, tomato.

Fact 3 - popular taste. Did you know that the world's most sold ice cream? A second place in the ranking of popularity is the chocolate, the third - the fruit.

Fact 4 - controversial calorie. Ice cream is considered to be quite high-calorie foods. And it is not recommended to eat those who are "on a diet". But if you really want it, even to this rule, you can make an exception, if you know the calorie content of the product:

• ice cream comprises 200 kcal for 100 g;

• Fruit Ice - 150 kcal per 100 g;

• diet - 100 kcal per 100 g

Fact 5 - eating Eskimo.Popular Eskimo came up with confectioner Christian Nelson, who called his wonderful dessert eskimo-pie, that is, "an Eskimo pie."

Fact 6 - exotics from the frying pan. Ice cream, deep fried - enough popular delicacy in expensive restaurants. Prepare it simple: a frozen ball of ice cream paneer with flour, dipped in beaten egg, then sprinkle with breadcrumbs and quickly fried.

Fact 7 - medicine for children.Yes, yes, ice cream, many doctors recommend giving kiddies as preventing sore throats, tonsillitis, pharyngitis. If you eat this dessert a little bit, then there is hardening of the throat, mucous becomes less sensitive to temperature, which allows the child to easily carry the disease.

Fact 8 - vitamin "tablet". Ice cream may even become the basis for creating the home medicine can cure the common cold, as well as being the prevention of SARS. To do this, take 20 young pine twigs, triturated in a mortar. Add 1 tbsp. l. raspberry syrup. Stir. Merge juice, needles discarded. Raspberry and pine syrup Pour the ball of ice cream. Optionally, you can add to the syrup 1-2 tbsp fresh orange juice. Thus, you get the dessert, which is a record for the content of vitamin C. This means that neither cold not stand before him.

Fact 9 - a popular day. As shown by studies of American specialists, most of the ice cream do not buy on a Monday or Tuesday, and Sunday. And the main buyers - children from 5 to 12 years and adults over 45 years.

Fact 10 - we pay for air. Ice Cream - a unique dessert in the fact that buying it, we pay... for air. Because it is the air gives the dessert a unique tenderness and softness, for we love him.

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