It was the evening of May 21st. and Paige had asked us to surprise her with something fun for her birthday. Lucky for us Naples was hosting a gelato fest. 13 chosen gelato masters came to compete for our taste buds and the winner will go on to a competition with Gelato masters from all over the country.
So this is how it works, you buy a ticket, and each vendor crosses off their number once they have given you a mini cone of the flavor they have brought to the competition.
I know it says 14, but there were only 13 (number 8 wasn't there)
Each station you stop at has their number well marked and points out to you that you should remember that number in order to vote properly (for them)
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This was the flavor that Dan voted for. It didn't have a name but ingredients listed. They seemed like ingredients for custard to me. Vanilla custard.
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| This is the first one we tasted and the one the kids and I voted for. Lemon gelato with lemon chocolate chunks and lemon sponge cake! YUM! |
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| This stand had a few flavors they entered. all cuban inspired. To include some with tobacco flavor- yuck! |
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| Nutella gelato- ok... almost the same thing as frozen Nutella. So thick and rich. |
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| Black cherry Vanilla and almonds |
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| Mango cream cookie |
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| Capaccino - dad ate them all - yuck |
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| cookies the original |
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| Buffalo milk with lemon and walnuts |
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some strange rolled up ice cream with caramel flavor
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| The over all loser according to the Strode family |
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| The white is Buffala formagio gelato, The green is basilica , the red is pomadoro |
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Yes, caprese ice cream. Maybe if you like salty cheese ice-cream and frozen tomato soup...
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