Gelato is more than just ice cream, and it’s not just an Italian thing.
Sweet frozen desserts such as gelato have been eaten for thousands of years all over the world, including Iran.
Sam Mizan is a gelato maker based in Perth. Trained as an architect, he loved gelato so much that he started his family’s frozen sweet treat business.
Joe Trilling spoke to Mr Mizan about the difference between gelato and ice cream. She also noticed that a special friendship had developed between the gelato maker and one of his customers.
“To be honest, the way you stir gelato is [and] It’s slow,” Mizan said.
Mizan told Joe how she left Iran to pursue an education, but found herself drawn back to making sweets.
His father and uncle made ice cream in Iran for over 40 years. When Mizan’s brother moved to Australia, they found themselves opening a gelateria to pay homage to their ice cream roots.
“I think history is repeating itself for us,” he said.
There’s no point in being a gelato maker if your customers can’t enjoy it.
Customer Davide de Nobili liked Mizan’s gelateria ice cream so much that he became a daily customer.
“I would go see Sam at least once a day and have a bite of ice cream,” De Nobili said.
“Three cups of pistachios. Other than that, I don’t eat anything every day. Every day.”
De Nobili said he not only liked pistachio gelato, but that it was the best pistachio gelato he had ever eaten in his life.
He liked the frozen treats so much that he had to undergo hypnotherapy to reduce his intake.
“I hate frogs, [the hypnotherapist] “It made me imagine a frog coming out of pistachio gelato,” he said.
And the funny thing is, it actually worked.
