Spumoni

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Spumoni

A bowl of spumoni
Type	Ice cream
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Puglia
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Ice cream, candied fruits, nuts
Media: Spumoni

Spumoni salentini

Spumone (from spuma or "foam"), plural spumoni, is a molded gelato (a lower-fat Italian form of ice cream) made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts.

Typically, it is of three flavors, with a fruit/nut layer between them. The ice cream layers are often mixed with whipped cream. Cherry, pistachio, and either chocolate or vanilla are the typical flavors of the ice cream layers,^[1] and the fruit/nut layer often contains cherry bits—causing the traditional red/pink, green, and brown color combination.

Spumoni is popular in places with large Italian immigrant populations such as the United States, Argentina and Brazil. August 21 is National Spumoni Day in the United States. November 13 is National Spumoni Day in Canada.

Neapolitan ice cream, named after Naples, is a variation of spumoni. Cherry was changed to strawberry and pistachio to vanilla to reflect the most popular American flavor preferences.^[2]

See also[]

• Spoom, a related dessert
• Neapolitan ice cream
• Tartufo

References[]

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