Brioche con gelato, Taormina, Sicily

i noticed it straight away in monreale: ice cream in a bun... how funny is that ... the two hip sicilian boys who ate it there were a bit irritated that i was staring on their ice cream for quite a while. i later found out what exactly the ice cream in the bun is all about: brioche con gelato - a brioche filled with ice cream. the dough is comparable to that of the french pan au lait, because it is soft and sweet. it’s filled with *a lot of* ice cream of your choice. the brioche con gelato often replaces lunch, so today i had a brioche con gelato for lunch…Read more