Pistachio ice cream facts for kids

Pistachio ice cream from Lipari in the Aeolian Islands of Sicily

Pistachio ice cream or pistachio nut ice cream is an ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavoring. It is often distinctively green in color. Pistachio is also a flavor of sorbet and gelato. Pistachio ice cream is a layer in spumoni.

At the Bakdash in Damascus, Syria, a pounded ice cream covered with pistachio called Booza is produced. It has an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab and is famous around the Arab World. Tripoli's Al Mina district is known for its Arabic ice cream including "ashta" with pistachios.

It is widely produced including by Brigham's Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's, Graeter's and major brands.

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  Bakdash (ice cream parlor) in the old souk in Damascus, Syria

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  Pistachio, vanilla and rosewater kulfi from a vendor in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City

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  Spumoni includes a layer of pistachio ice cream

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  Pistachio ice cream over whipped mascarpone topped with pistachio biscotti

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  Pistachio nougat ice cream

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  Pistachio and strawberry ice cream

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  Persian bastani made with saffron and pistachio from Gilak on Holloway Road in Archway, London.

See also

In Spanish: Helado de pistacho para niños