It’s been more than 300 years since ice cream made its way into Ottoman cuisine. However, ice cream was introduced to Europe in the 16th century. We began exporting Ottoman sherbets to Britain, France, and Italy since the 17th century. In the mid-17th century, Italians called fruit ice creams made from sherbet "sorbetto." Today we call fruit ice cream "sorbet" in these countries. An Italian-English dictionary published in 1611 defines the word sorbetto as “a spicy, sugary, and expensive drink.” This shows the traction sherbet made in Europe from its Anatolian roots. 

We know that fruit stew and sherbets were served in bowls carved of ice during the Ottoman Empire. Ice cream’s possible predecessor, “karsambaç,” was frequently consumed in the Ottoman palace. It was made from milk, sugar, honey, molasses, orange syrup, wort, yogurt, and other ingredients mixed with ice or snow.

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Ice Cream Gives You A Sore Throat False!

Ice cream cannot possibly lead to a sore throat, fever, and other ailments if produced under hygienic conditions. According to experts, ice cream can damage your throat only when the oral cavity temperature is below 0 C. The temperature of ice cream gets 4 to 8 C higher instantly.

Ice Cream Is Eaten Only During Hot Summer Months False!

Ice cream can be consumed as a dessert and with dessert every season of the year/ Annually, the United States consumes the most ice cream per capita in the world. This is followed by Sweden, with a per capita consumption of 13 liters a year, even though its hottest month, August, averages temperatures below 22 C. Ice cream is healthy and tasty all year round.

Ice Cream Causes Nausea False!

When hygienically produced, preserved, and packaged, ice cream has no negative impact on the respiratory and digestive systems. However, consumers should make sure that ice cream is properly pasteurized, produced, and stored, just like all dairy products.

Ice Cream Is Junk Food False!

Ice cream is a source of minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc, as well as vitamins A, B, C, D, and E. It boosts energy, and it makes people happy.

Ice Cream Is Eaten Only By Kids False!

Experts say that ice cream’s nutritious characteristics benefit everyone, especially during adolescence, pregnancy, and menopause -- times when there’s a high need for calcium intake. In fact, mothers feeling nauseous in early pregnancy are advised to eat ice cream.

Who discovered the taste that fills us with joy whenever we eat it? Who first tasted it?

The myths of ice cream extend from the Chinese emperors to Rome. The history of ice cream begins with fruit juice, honey, and snow rather than the dairy mixture we know. People had to bring snow from mountains and store it for months.

A 4,000-year-old ice storage box from Mesopotamian civilization was found. According to many historians, the first mixture of ice cream containing milk and snow was made in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). Marco Polo is said to have brought ice cream from China to Europe in the 1200s, toward the end of his expeditions to the Far East.

It is claimed that Catherine de Medici took ice cream to France and Britain after her marriage with Henry II of France. Other historians think travelers brought traditional Middle Eastern drink known as sherbet to Europe, turning it into the cold fruit dessert which we call sorbet today. People from Adana and Mersin make a dessert called bici bici from a mixture of snow from the Taurus mountains, starch, and sherbet.

Karasambaç and Bici Bici in Anatolia

People in Anatolia would cool off with Karasambaç, which can be considered the predecessor of ice cream, when traditional Middle Eastern sherbet spread to Europe. Karasambaç is still made in Anatolia with a mixture of snow, tahini, molasses, sour cherry sherbet, orange sherbet, wort, or yogurt. Karasambaç is called kar helvası, bulmaç, and bilmeç in different regions.

Ice cream can be eaten during any season, although its consumption increases in summer. Thanks to packaged ice creams on the market, people have begun to enjoy it in winter in Turkey, while it has long been a year-round treat in the West. Ice cream is quite rich in nutritional value. It contains essential nutritional elements including protein, carbohydrates, and oils as well as vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, plus calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron and zinc. 

Children in the development age should consume at least 250 grams of ice cream a week, so long as it’s hygienic. Ice cream can compensate for calcium deficit in children who are weary of foods like milk and yogurt. It’s very important to comply with rules of hygiene when producing and storing ice cream. Because milk is a favorable environment for the growth of microorganisms, bacteria can easily grow in ice cream produced under unhealthy conditions. For this reason, consumers should choose packaged products with the seals intact. 

Experts point out that children and teens can meet their daily calcium requirements by consuming ice cream. Adults can take 22 percent of their daily calcium needs in a medium bowl of ice cream, approximately 150 grams. 

Most critically, ice cream should be prepared according to health and hygiene rules as well as the standards set by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE). Therefore, one should prefer packaged ice cream over openly-sold product. Always check the storage conditions and expiration date.

Ice cream can be eaten during any season, although its consumption increases in summer. Thanks to packaged ice creams on the market, people have begun to enjoy it in winter in Turkey, while it has long been a year-round treat in the West. Ice cream is quite rich in nutritional value. It contains essential nutritional elements including protein, carbohydrates, and oils as well as vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, plus calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron and zinc. 

Children in the development age should consume at least 250 grams of ice cream a week, so long as it’s hygienic. Ice cream can compensate for calcium deficit in children who are weary of foods like milk and yogurt. It’s very important to comply with rules of hygiene when producing and storing ice cream. Because milk is a favorable environment for the growth of microorganisms, bacteria can easily grow in ice cream produced under unhealthy conditions. For this reason, consumers should choose packaged products with the seals intact. 

Experts point out that children and teens can meet their daily calcium requirements by consuming ice cream. Adults can take 22 percent of their daily calcium needs in a medium bowl of ice cream, approximately 150 grams.