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Ice Cream
The origins of
ice cream can be traced back to at least the 4th century B.C.
The
origins of ice cream can be traced back to at least the 4th century B.C. Early
references include the Roman emperor Nero (A.D. 37-68) who ordered ice to be
brought from the mountains and combined with fruit toppings, and King Tang
(A.D. 618-97) of Shang, China who had a method of creating ice and milk
concoctions. Ice cream was likely brought from China back to Europe. Over time,
recipes for ices, sherbets, and milk ices evolved and served in the fashionable
Italian and French royal courts. No matter which flavor is your
favorite, there's little doubt that you and your friends will be eating ice
cream this summer, this fall, this winter and next spring. Whether it's your
grandparents' memories of ice cream sodas at the local drugstore soda fountain,
or your parents' memories of the ice cream truck calliope in July, or your own
memories of your first double-dip cone, ice cream is part of all our culinary
culture.
We've all known it for years. And now scientists have caught up and
confirmed it – ice cream really does make you happy. Research has discovered that ice cream actually 'lights up' the brain's
pleasure zones. It appears from clinical trials that just one spoonful of ice
cream brings a smile to the happy areas of the brain. "We all know that eating ice cream is one of life's pleasures – it's
fun to eat and has positive memories of childhood, holidays, sunshine and good times,”
says Don Darling, Unilever's ice cream vice president of development in Europe.
"But this is the first time that we've been able to show that ice cream
actually makes you happy." The willing participants in the study were asked to eat vanilla Carte d'Or
ice cream before having an MRI – magnetic resonance imaging – scan to see which
parts of the brain are activated when people eat it. MRI scans detect regions
in the brain affected by changes in the levels of blood oxygenation. Now
that is has been confirmed, ice cream is good for you. Here is a list taken
from an article written for Timeout, listing the best ice creams to be found in
London. If you feel we have missed anywhere out or can suggest and ice cream palour in another part of the
UK or world please
click here
Where to
find the best ice cream in London
Timeout
London August
15-21 2007 Jenni
Muir David Adam, science correspondent |
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