Chocolate ice cream

Ice cream, whether chocolate or strawberry flavoured, is a frozen dessert made from milk and cream to which various fruit or other additives are added. Sugar is usually added, but artificial sweeteners are also increasingly used. Of course, various manufacturers also add colourings, preservatives and other additives, all with the aim of improving the quality and the taste and appearance of the ice cream itself.

The history of chocolate ice cream

People have known ice cream for a long time. As early as 400 BC, the Persians ''invented'' a precursor to ice cream. It was a very chilled pudding dessert made from fruit, spaghetti and water. Ice cream was also known to the Chinese, who around 200 BC were happy to sweeten themselves with a frozen mixture of milk and rice. Of course, the Romans also wrote the history of ice cream. Their Emperor Nero was famous for ordering his servants to bring snow down from the mountains. This was then mixed with fruit, honey and nuts and served while it was still chilled at feasts, of which there was no shortage at the Roman court. Thus, until the 18th century, the recipes for the precursors of ice cream consisted of plain snow, which had been processed using certain techniques, mixed with various additives and served.

But it was in the 18th century, in 1718 to be precise, that the first recipe for ice cream as we know it today appeared in England. It required milk, cream, sugar, ice and, of course, fruit to give it that extra flavour.

From then on, ice cream spread throughout Europe and America, brought by colonists who left the Old Continent during the migrations.

All that was needed for the development of chocolate ice cream was for chocolate to become more widely available, which did not have to wait long.

More than 250 years have passed since the first ice-cream recipe appeared until today, and we can see for ourselves that the development of ice cream has kept pace with the development of the industry. This has made it possible to make ice cream better and faster, the development of refrigeration has made it much easier to store, and the aid of machines has increased the production of ice cream, making it available to anyone who wants it.

Chocolate ice cream - the number 2 ice cream in the world

Today, chocolate-flavoured ice cream is very popular with everyone, but especially with true chocolate lovers. But interestingly, according to statistics, chocolate ice cream is not the most popular ice cream in the world. In America, where the average American eats more than 13 litres of ice cream a year, vanilla ice cream is the most popular, followed by chocolate ice cream. These figures are indicative of the popularity of chocolate ice cream in shops that sell only ice cream.

In supermarkets, the figures are a little worse - chocolate ice cream is only fifth, outperformed by various fruit and nut ice creams, and vanilla ice cream once again comes out on top. In other countries, the figures are similar and it is clear that, despite the popularity of chocolate worldwide, its ice cream version is just not that popular.

But if chocolate ice cream is always your first choice, then ignore the figures above. If you''re skilled in the kitchen, you can easily make it yourself. There are many recipes on the internet that can help you make your own chocolate ice cream. This way you can make your own ice cream with the ingredients that you are good at. The disadvantage of factory-made ice creams is that they tend to contain higher amounts of sugars which, if consumed in excess, can lead to weight gain. However, if you choose to make your own chocolate ice cream at home, you can influence the ingredients and make an ice cream that you can eat in large quantities without worrying. Try different ingredients and play around with them a little. Your own chocolate ice cream is sure to impress your children, friends and relatives.