Do you have variegated gelato?
va-rie-GA-to — four syllables, stress on third.
When looking for gelato with a ripple or swirl of sauce through it — chocolate, raspberry, or caramel variegato.
'Variegato' = variegated/rippled. This refers to gelato that has a ribbon of sauce — chocolate, wild berry, caramel, or pistachio — swirled through the base. The sauce adds texture contrast and flavour bursts.
Cioccolato variegato alla nocciola.
Chocolate gelato with hazelnut ripple.
A classic — Piedmontese hazelnut paste through chocolate gelato
Fior di latte variegato ai frutti di bosco.
Milk cream with wild berry ripple.
The ripple of mixed berries through pure milk cream is a beautiful contrast
Il variegato al caramello salato è buono?
Is the salted caramel ripple good?
Salted caramel has become a popular international flavour now offered in Italian gelaterias
The variegato technique in Italian gelato involves pumping or swirling a flavoured sauce into the base as it comes out of the gelato machine. The most famous variegato in Italian food history is the Fiocco di Neve from Giolitti in Rome — vanilla cream with a swirl of whipped cream and cherry sauce.