Two Brazilian ice cream parlors stood out at the World Gelato Festival, a sort of ice cream world championship held in Rome, Italy on Thursday (14th) where they were included in the list of the 50 best ice creams in the world.
According to the list published by the organization of the event, Sorveteria Cairu from Belém do Pará is the best ranked in Brazil, taking 32nd place in the ranking, highlighting the country’s “golden” ice cream maker, Armando José Laiun Filho.
Cairu’s exceptional work has already been recognized as the best in Brazil nine times, once in a previous edition of the same award and a further eight times in judging various competitions.
And it lives up to the title by honoring national ingredients and flavors on its menu.
One example is the awardwinning Carimbó ice cream, a mix of cupuaçu and brazil nut candy, named after a typical indigenous dance of the region.
There is also another standout dish called Paraense, which uses açaí and tapioca flour.
Ice cream shop Cairu, from Belém do Pará
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Reproduction/Facebook Cairu Ice Cream Shop, from Belém do Pará
Service: Cairu Ice Cream Shop Avenida Boulevard Castilhos França, Estação das Docas, in Belém (PA).
Phone: (91) 32469129/991002237
The second is San Lorenzo Gelateria in São Paulo, which took 37th place (shared with Dona Malina from Florence, Italy) for the work of Brenno Floriano.
Gelateria San Lorenzo in Sao Paulo
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Reproduction/Instagram San Lorenzo Gelateria, in São Paulo
On the successful menu of the multiawardwinning house, winner of Best Gelato in Brazil 2018 and 2021, you can find exclusive versions such as Baba de Girl Gelatos, Gorgonzola (!), Hibiscus, Strudel and Rose Petals, already competing for the place traditional with Nutella, Pistachios, mint and even a panettone.
Service: Gelateria San Lorenzo Avenida Jorge João Saad, 900, Vila Inah, Sao Paulo (SP)
Phone: (11) 28930387
Around 5,000 ice cream parlors from all over the world competed for the award “Best Gelato in the World”. See the top 5:
1st place: Gelateria I Giardini di Marzo in Varazze, Italy
Ice Master: Marco Venturino
According to American Forbes magazine, Marco’s ice cream that won a jury was a “Bocca di Rosa” made with milk, white chocolate, and a handmade rosewater base.
2nd: Fazekas Cukraszda from Budapest, Hungary
Ice Master: Ádám Fazekas
The Hungarian impressed with a pistachio ice cream.
3rd place: La Parona del Gelato from Parona, Italy
Master ice cream: Giovanna Bonazzi
The Italian is famous for offbeat and refreshing concoctions like this grape ice cream sprinkled with the fruit itself.
4th place: Savannah’s Kitchen, San Francisco, USA
Ice Cream Master: Savannah G. Lee
The creative American honored her homeland with her winning ice cream: The creation had the taste and ingredients of the famous American apple pie. The ice cream version was a cheesecake ice cream base, topped with salted caramel and a mix of baked apples with layers of honey and cookie crumbs. There are still buttery caramel and white chocolate sauces in the recipe seen above (photo).
5th: VeroLatte from Vigevano, Italy
Ice Master: Massimiliano Scotti
Another Italian to count! Massimiliano’s gelato, very prestigious in the Pavia region, took fifth place. In the photo, the meeting of two ice cream giants: the mixtures of salted caramel, cream, Nutella and pistachios.