In this video you will learn the various flavors of Sicilian granita that you can buy when you visit Italy.
What is a granita?
A granita is a semi-frozen dessert that you will often find in Italy, especially in Sicily. They are made with various fruit flavors or even coffee or chocolate can be used. It is frozen on a pan and then scraped to give it an icy texture. On the other hand, a sorbet is similar but has a smoothy and creamy texture.
If you live in the United States, it is similar to a slushy that you can buy at the 7-Eleven stores.
Italian Vocabulary Lesson on Granita
Granita – singular
Granite – plural
Limone – lemon
Mandarino – mandarin orange
Mango – this one is easy, it’s a mango
Fragola – strawberry
Gelsi – mulberries, these look similar to a blackberry
Melograno – pomegranate
Pistacchio – pistachio
Mandorla – almond
Caffè – coffee
Menta – mint
Other Italian fruits not shown in Video:
Apple – mela
Apricot – albicocca
Banana – banana
Berries – frutti di bosco
Blueberry – mirtillo
Cantaloupe – cantalupo
Grapefruit – pompelmo
Cherry – ciliegia
Orange – arancia
Pineapple – ananas
Peach – pesca
Plum – prugna
Starfruit – carambola
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