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What is Gelato?
WHAT IS GELATO?
Translated from Italian, (jeh-lot-o)literally means frozen. Although gelato is a frozen dessert, the word does not begin to describe its immense flavor and texture.
Gelato is often compared to ice cream because it is a frozen, creamy product, but there are actually many differences. Unlike American ice cream, which contains 10-20% butterfat, gelato contains anywhere from 3-8% butterfat. The United States Department of Agriculture has designated that any product under 10% cannot legally be called ice cream. As a result, gelato will never be able to take the ice cream name. Gelato is able to keep the low percentages of butterfat because we only use 3% milk instead of cream, raw eggs and butter in our production.
Another feature of gelato that separates itself from American ice cream is the amount of air that is incorporated into the product. Most American style ice creams incorporate anywhere from 75%-100% of air. Gelato, however, incorporates a maximum of 20%. As a result, the gelato flavors are intensified because the butterfat acts as a dam and dilutes or blocks the flavors.
What does all of this information mean? Simply, that gelato is the most intense, silky, dense, cool, and flavorful “ice cream style” product that will hit your lips. The flavor is simply indescribable. An added bonus: because of all these factors, gelato is much healthier than ice cream.
OUR STORY
It was a hot summer day in Rome and all we could find was warm bottled water. After searching for something cold, we stumbled upon a gelateria. It was then that we tasted the cool, creamy, and refreshing treat. “Is this ice cream,” we asked?
“This is the world’s finest ice cream, it is called gelato,” replied the attendant with a smile on his face. Little did we know that the word “gelato” would become such a big part of our lives? After leaving the Gelateria, we could not wait to stumble upon gelato again, we could not stop thinking about the cool taste and flavor of gelato, and we began to research companies that offered ingredients to make gelato. Due to pure curiosity, we set up appointments to tour some facilities to see what they had to offer, and enroll in their Gelato Training.
Finally, our overwhelming desire for the gelato was satisfied. After three days of making and creating authentic Italian gelato, we realized that this was a secret that we needed to share.
After months of planning, importing equipment and products from Italy we were proud to introduce the finest authentic Italian gelato to the Abuja community in December 2003.
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Hatlab Gelato
We believe that Ice Cream is one of life’s simple indulgences, an escape from the usual.
Our responsibility is to provide an opportunity to pause, bond, and share moments with one another
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Hatlab seeks to become the preferred one stop-shop for traditional Italian ice cream and complimentary products in Nigeria.
To create an enduring brand of ice cream and other complimentary products that will satisfy the need for quality and international standard there-by giving our customers an ultimate experience.
