Gelato vs. ice cream: What's the difference?

In honour of International Ice Cream day, Global News investigated a very important topic: What is the difference between gelato and ice cream?

The difference isn’t always so easy to understand. Emanuela Campanella explores one of life's most important questions.

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[RobertaG]

I had gelato for the first time a few weeks ago, and I'm obsessed. To me it's creamier.

[paoloquiamas]

what? i thought gelato is the italian term of ice cream?

[itscass]

Gelato has less fat than I've cream which is why it's more dense, it has a less creamy texture and more thick & frozen I guess. Idk how to describe it lol Team Gelato

[jonathancheng]

I actually don't mind liking both.

[fvkijay]

Nice, I've always wanted to know the difference.

Time to go to Paloma.

[bg]

GELATO 100%. I had gelato on a trip to Italy in 1993. After the first cup, I had in Rome, I made sure to have a cup everyday I was in Italy. I live in New Jersey home of the largest Italian Americans in the US. But I can't find authentic delicious gelato anywhere. Even trying to make it at home but it doesn't match the quality & consistency of Italian gelato. So sad, just so very sad. 💖😋💖😋💖🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[marcocanton]

For the Italians like me reading, what in Canada they call gelato is closer to our idea of gelato artigianale, icecream is everything else. There is a semantic shift that happened in north America, they have apparently two strands of recipes and to one of these they named of "gelato". The meanings in fact overlap, as gelato is a kind of icecream, but icecream is no a kind of gelato...

[felixgutierrez]

Just had Gelato rn FOR THE FIRST TIME...and dude this is so much better! 🤣👍

[rayrivera]

I tried Gelato for the first time today and had to watch this and figure it out, it's AMAZING!!! what have I done with my life

[ALLROY]

Like a cake recipe, some use eggs, some do not. But they both end up as cakes.

[Marko-dtsq]

Hello, does anyone know is there any web site where you can check and buy used stuff in Italy? Machines for ice cream Carpigiani and etc...
Thank you so much!

[coletanner]

Earl Grey Gelato.. I need to try it I wonder where I can get it?

[breeslifejourney]

I just recently tryed gelato and i like it better than ice cream yummmmie 😆 But i still like ice cream it comes in many more flavor but my son rarely eats any icecream other than vanilla and he has tryed and likes more flavors of gelato. I was very surpised but everyone is different .

[BryannahMartin]

I like the texture of Gelato but the taste of ice cream

[isaacamigofernandezvancouver]

I'm Really Obsessed with Gelato already! Even though I still love the Regular Ice Cream but the Gelato! 😂😋🍦

[subhadeepmandal]

I tried Gelato only once in Mama Mia's shop. My exact reaction "Mama Mia".
Pros:
1)Everything.
Cons:
1) It is costlier than other icecreams.

[Nellis]

And I thought gelato had more fat, more egg yolks and more cream .
Nuts !

[UniQueLyEviL]

Wait. Why was an architect tasked with making s fancy feast again?

[LazrCat]

I love both but if I had to choose I do really enjoy the really smooth, light texture of gelato. But it costs more than ice cream so of course I usually get ice cream instead.

[_.kvin._]

I'm Italian, if gelato and ice cream aren't the same thing i never ate ice cream