Editor's Corner

Hello, fellow passengers! I would like to celebrate the return of Greek yogurt mint chocolate chip frozen treats at Costco®, with an Editor’s Corner on icy deliciousness.

My resource for this is personal experience and Dictionary.com. Here is a list and brief description of the many different frozen delights we can choose from, what’s in them, and any other details you might want to know. Try not to drool on your keyboard as you read!

Ice cream: “A creamy frozen dessert made with dairy fats, sugar, and sometimes egg yolks.” Not for those of you out there who are vegan, but there are other frozen desserts that do not contain dairy. In the U.S., the product must have at least 10 percent milk fat to legally be considered ice cream.

Gelato: “An Italian-style dessert that usually contains many of the same ingredients as ice cream. It’s often considered a type of ice cream—sometimes referred to as ‘Italian ice cream.’

Compared to ice cream, though, gelato usually contains less cream and has a lower milk fat percentage. Additionally, the slower churning process of gelato causes it to be infused with less air than ice cream. All of this means that gelato tends to have a silkier texture than ice cream.”

If you’re in San Diego, try the Mocha Rum Crunch at Gelato Vera down on Washington Street. You’re welcome.

Frozen yogurt: The main ingredient for frozen yogurt is yogurt. Surprise! It is not legally required to have any particular percentage of fat like ice cream, so it often has fewer calories. Frozen yogurt is often found as “self-serve, soft-serve,” though COVID put a bit of a damper on that.

Sherbet: “A creamy frozen dessert made mainly from fruit juice or fruit purée—it typically contains only small amounts of dairy products, egg whites, and/or gelatin. (Sherbet is pronounced [ shur-bit ], but many people say [ shur-burt ], leading to spelling sherbert becoming increasingly common.)”

I must admit that we always called it “sherburt” growing up. It’s better that way because it rhymes with Herbert.

Sorbet: “Pronounced [ sawr-bey ]) is a creamy frozen concoction made from fruit juice or fruit purée that does not contain any dairy products or eggs. Sorbet is usually a dessert, but not always—it’s sometimes served between courses as a palate cleanser.”

Sherbet and sorbet look similar because they both have the same root: şerbet (Turkish), from the Persian sharbat, from the Arabic sharbah, meaning “a drink.”

Those are the traditional definitions, but dairy-free options are bending the definitions by including ingredients like coconut milk, oat milk, avocado, and more. And now, here is a brief quiz if you want to test your knowledge.

Kara Church | Technical Editor, Advisory

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