Granita () or () is a type of sorbet made from sugar solutions flavored with lemon, coffee, or fruit juices, and stirred during freezing to produce a soft mixture made up of many tiny ice crystals. Originally from Sicily, it is available throughout Italy in varying forms. Food writer Jeffrey Steingarten says that "the desired texture seems to vary from city to city" on the island; on the west coast and in Palermo, it is at its chunkiest, and in the east, it is nearly as smooth as sorbet. The chapter is an essay first published in June 1996.
Messina is particularly associated with the creamy style of granita, served with a (brioche) and traditionally eaten for breakfast. A typical preparation known as consists of coffee granita topped with whipped cream. Ingredients
Common and traditional flavoring ingredients include lemon juice, mandarin oranges, jasmine, coffee, almonds, mint, and when in season wild strawberries and black mulberries.
See also
List of Italian desserts and pastries Gelato
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