We are back from our trip to Italy and I'm pulling together my notes for a trip report but first off I thought I'd share my critical research into gelato flavors in hopes of sparing others the stress of translating all those flavors are. Of course you could just play dumb and sample everything ;-)

Before I get to the list, here's a useful thread on best gelato places:
http://tinyurl.com/3awrb9

Gelato Flavors
I compiled this list from a variety of sources. Please feel free to add any other flavors or correct any.

ACE- orange carrot and lemon
After Eight- Creme de Menthe
Albicocca- apricot
Amarena- Cherry
Ananas-pineapple
Arancia- Orange
Bacio-chocolate hazelnut
Banana
Biscotto-biscotti
Caffe- Coffee
Cassata- cream with dried fruit and dark chocolate chunks
Champagne
Cioccolato-chocolate
Cioccolato Biano- White Chocolate
Cioccomenta- Chocolate Mint
Cocco- coconut
Cocomero-watermelon
Cubana- Chocolate Cream with Coffee
Eolie- cherry and nuts
Fichi- fig
Fiore di Fragola- strawberry vanilla
Fior di Latte- cream
Fior di Panna- cream?
Formmagio- cheesecake
Fragola- Strawberry
Frutti di Bosco- Mixed Fruit
Gianduia- chocolate and hazelnut
Kiwi
Lampone-raspberry
Limoncello
Limone- lemon
Lipari- rich pistacchio
Liquirizzia- Liquorice
Malaga- Rum Raisin
Mango
Marron Glace- Chestnut
Mascarpone-cream cheese
Mela Verde- green apple
Melone-cantalope
Mirtillo- blueberry
Mora- blackberry
Nutella- chocolate & hazelnut
Nocciola- hazelnut
Noce- walnut
Pera- pear
Pesca- peach
Pinoli- pine nut?
Pistacchio
Pompela Rosa- pink grapefruit
Riso- rice
Stracciatella-choc chip
Tiramisu
Torrone- nougat
Vaniglia-vanilla
Visciola-?
Yogurt
Zabaione- Eggs and marsala
Zuppa Inglese- Trifle cherrie and chocolate

You don't have my favorite!

Castagne- Chestnut

Thanks for adding to the list Judy. I'm surprised no one else has. There was a flavor I asked about at one place that they said was something with caramel but I don't remember what it was called and I couldn't find it anywhere.

I got a lot of these from Giolitti in Rome. They had more flavors than anywhere else we had been, by far, so I decided to take pictures of them and look them up later. Most of the places we went to didn't have the names in English and, although they could usually tell you the flavors, I hated bothering them all the time. Unfortunately, we went to Giliotti on our second to last day in Italy so it didn't help us much.

Come on guys, there's got to be other favorite flavors out there that you can add.

Thanks, Mdod. We're leaving in two weeks, so I'm printing the list and taking it with me! Awesome job!
H

crema - cream

One of my favorite combos at Giolitti was crema, zabaione and riso.

We just got back home as well and I was eager to get reacquainted with my favorite Italian gelato flavor...melone (cantaloupe)...it didn't disappoint!

Last year in San Gim I had saffron gelato. Yum.

What about Garlic (Aglio) flavor?

Garlic?!?!? Different strokes for different folks but that would be right up there with popcorn flavored jelly beans in my book. Those just aren't right. I'm sure glad I didn't take a chance and order aglio anywhere. I doubt it "marries" well with chocolate ;-)

I still have a sticker from 25yrs ago that says

Io fragola, e tu?

Crema di Nonna in Bellagio

Thanks for the great list. I'm printing it for my trip in a few months.

Green apple and cinnamon--takes like apple pie! Amazing!

Cioccolato e peperoncino. - chocolate and chilli. (much nicer than it sounds)

we're also leaving in a few weeks and i'll take the list- thanks! i forgot how many flavors there can be and how confusing -- never get to try the obscure - bc i can't figure out what they are!

I only saw it in two shops in Venice and it was great. It is called El Diablo. It is chocolate with chunks of dark chocolate and pieces of cookies!!

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Tom

As far as I'm concerned who needs anything other than Nutella gelato?

I am not an ice cream lover but I would go back to
San Gimi. just for their to die for chocolate Raspberry gelato!

In Paris now and I miss Menta...they had it two nights at Amorino but now it's gone. In Italy they had Menta with chocolate chips!

At L'Erta del Bau, a lovely gelateria in the center of Settignano (right next to the city bus stop, #10 from Florence), I had talentone, a combination of crema and mascarpone. It was heavenly.

A flavor I haven't tried yet but hope to find in September is tarocchio - blood orange.