Hand-crafted Gelato to warm cockles of Kolkatans

With the introduction of gelatos bearing the smell and fragrance of Florence, a new culinary route can be opened between West Bengal and Italy, the country's Consul Cesare Bieller said today.
Bieller, who will not savour anything but gelato, said that the handcrafted and balanced concoctions are Italy's offer to the rest of world.
"Like Gelato from our land, which can now be available with all its authenticity in the far eastern shores here, I have liked the sweet tanginess of some of your sweets and desserts and yoghurt including 'misti doi," he said.
"India and Italy have lot of things in common to tickle our taste buds. This opens the possibility to explore our culinary routes. Including taking your misti doi to our land. As of now we may encourage this private initiative on a small scale," he said at the launch of Mama Mia, the pioneer of gelato, in the southern parts of the city.

"Some of these delicacies bluecheese gelato with a hint of rosemary, basil cucumber, sweetcorn and rocksalt, sesame walnut and honey and pistachio biscotti, had never before been introduced for the average Kolkatan despite them being exposed to several global ice cream brands," he said.
This is because gelato is conjured with the concept of artisanal flavours of the faraway Italian country side, my native place, and not the synthetic taste typical of a meachanised plant in an European city, he said.