What is the history of chocolate ice cream?

Answer 1

The ancient Greeks, Romans, and Jews were known to chill wines and juices. This practice evolved into fruit ices and, eventually, frozen milk and cream mixtures. In the first century, Emperor Nero sent messengers to the mountains to collect snow so that he could serve concoctions flavored with fruit and honey. Twelve centuries later, Marco Polo introduced Europe to a frozen milk dessert similar to sherbet that he had enjoyed in the Far East. The Italians were especially fond of the frozen confection that by the sixteenth century was being called ice cream. George Washington had 3 ice cream freezers; it was his favorite desert.

Answer 2

An ice-cream-like food was first eaten in China in 618-97AD. King Tang of Shang, had 94 ice men who helped to make a dish of buffalo milk, flour and camphor. A kind of ice-cream was invented in China about 200 BC when a milk and rice mixture was frozen by packing it into snow. Roman emperors are supposed to have sent slaves to mountain tops to bring back fresh snow which was then flavoured and served as an early form of ice-cream.The King of England, Charles I, is supposed to have offered his chef £500 a year to keep his ice-cream recipe a secret from the rest of England. The explorer, Marco Polo (1254-1324), is believed to have seen ice-creams being made during his trip to China and introduced them to Italy. Ice Cream sundaes were invented when it became illegal to sell ice-cream sodas on a Sunday in the American town of Evanston during the late 19th century. To get round the problem some traders replaced the soda with syrup and called the dessert an "Ice Cream Sunday." They replaced the final "y" with an "e" to avoid upsetting religious leaders. The origins of ice cream can be traced back to at least the 4th century B.C. Early references include the Roman emperor Nero (A.D. 37-68) who ordered ice to be brought from the mountains and combined with fruit toppings, and King Tang (A.D. 618-97) of Shang, China who had a method of creating ice and milk concoctions. Ice cream was likely brought from China back to Europe. Over time, recipes for ices, sherbets, and milk ices evolved and served in the fashionable Italian and French royal courts. After the dessert was imported to the United States, it was served by several famous Americans. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson served it to their guests. In 1700, Governor Bladen of Maryland was recorded as having served it to his guests. In 1774, a London caterer named Philip Lenzi announced in a New York newspaper that he would be offering for sale various confections, including ice cream. Dolly Madison served it in 1812.

Answer 3

The history of ice cream goes back 3,000 years ago in China. It was first called snow ice cream, a mixture of snow, ice, fruit, wine and honey for the emperors of China to enjoy a refreshing treat. Then in 1295, Marco Polo returned from China to Italy with a new recipe of snow ice cream. The recipe was called for yak milk and snow to make the dessert become extra creamy, which lead to the second evolution of ice cream, frozen milk.

Answer 4

Ice cream was made in 2000 BC from China. Rice was mixed with milk in the snow.

Answer 5

The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first icecreams, possibly as early as 3000BC.

Answer 6

The first ice cream was invented in China. This likely took place around 3,000 BC. Ice cream was later introduced to Italy by Marco Polo.