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Icecream Mania!
Do you scream for ice cream? If you do, then you are not alone – millions of people around the world are wild about this cool confection, and scientists are finding ways to make this delicious treat tastier and healthier. Read on to find out why the science behind ice cream is just as cool.
Empero Nero's Secret Treat?
Legend has it that a creative chef first created ice cream when Emperor Nero (A.D. 37-68) demanded an icy treat for dessert. Snow was fetched from snowcapped mountains and combined with fruit juices to create the delectable treat, and the emperor liked it so much that he forbade the chef to divulge the recipe.
Naturally such a selfish secret could not be kept and ice cream soon became popular among the masses. Over time, the recipe evolved to include milk, egg yolks, sugar and flavourings – and voilà! Modern ice cream as we know it!
The Icecream Factory
The Ice Cream Factory Ice cream may have been invented during Emperor Nero’s reign, but it only became popular during the 20th century when cheap refrigeration made it possible for the masses to afford the treat.
Nowadays, ice cream is literally churned out from factories in massive quantities and shipped in refrigerated containers to every part of the world.
Ice cream starts out life as a mixture of milk, egg yolks and sugar. The mixture is blended in a giant blender and then pasteurized to ensure that all harmful bacteria are killed.
Next the mixture undergoes homogenization, a process that breaks up fat globules into tiny molecules so that it doesn’t separate from the rest of the mixture. The homogenous mixture is now ready for the most exciting stage of the ice cream making process – flavouring.
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