National Spumoni Day:

Ever thought of celebrating a day with frozen treats? No, right? We have it! National Spumoni day is celebrated on 21st August every year. This day is to celebrate Spumoni and express gratitude towards this deliciousness. 

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National Spumoni Day

Why celebrate National Spumoni Day?

This came from South Italy when people started celebrating 3 layers of frozen treat which usually had nuts, chocolates and spumoni.

A three-layered cake made with flavors of Gelato that relishes a unique desert. This creamy heaven is layered with dry fruits, sprinkles, choco chips, etc.

 This day is to hail the Spumoni and its wonderful creation. A traditional recipe from Southern Italy known for its traditional gelatos is layered with the sweetness of cream, dry fruits, and a bit of flavor with every scoop.

How Can we observe National Spumoni Day?

• Making a Spumoni from scratch.
• Enjoying an Italian Spumoni cupcake.
• Make reels and videos on Instagram or any other social media platform to share your recipe.
• Inviting friends and family for a Spumoni feast or a dessert feast.
• Celebrating on social media with #NationalSpumoniDay.
• Visit an ice-cream parlor or froyos to make your own Spumoni.
• Try the traditional Spumoni, which has three layers, an almond layer, semisweet chocolate, and Stracciatella. Stracciatella is a type of gelato which has odd bits. 
• Distributing Spumoni to families and neighbors.
• Inventing new recipes with Spumoni.

Interesting facts about National Spumoni Day:

facts to explore Spumoni:

• Italy is known for its world-famous dishes like Pizza, Pasta, Gelato, and the dessert Spumoni. The Spumoni looks like Neapolitan but without the dry fruits and nuts.
• Spumoni can also be layered with chocolate syrup, caramel, peanut powder, rose or maple syrup, etc.
• Liquor like rum, wine, etc., is mixed with the ice-cream to give different flavors.
• Indian Cassata ice cream is very similar to Spumoni.
• Cherry is the traditional fruit of Spumoni.
• Banana Split and strawberry are the two most loved flavors mixed in Spumoni.
• The original word Spumoni stands for foam.
• Spumoni is made of Raspberry or Strawberries, but traditionally, it is made of cherries.
• Salvatore Lezza and his wife Lucia found the bakery serving these ice-creams. It was the first Neapolitan bakery that served Spumoni.
• Spumoni then influenced people around the globe, and experiments with this dish, like biscoff Spumoni, etc., were encouraged.

History of National Spumoni Day:

The origin of this day is unknown whereas Spumoni was first invented in Naples, Italy, and then it was brought to the U.S in the 1870s, known as Neapolitan ice cream. The ice cream was served in three primary flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. 

The inverter of this dish is unknown. Initially, this ice cream was only available in these three statement flavors, but now it is served in several flavors like Pistachio, mango, cherry, and others.

But the three signature flavors of Spumoni are highly famous, and many people prefer this combination.

This day is a Joyous way to meet friends and family to beat the heat and enjoy Spumoni. Spumoni is also considered a Christmas dessert and can be easily made. Spumoni is an art of Italy that is praised and tried in every household. This day is a reminder from our busy schedule to make some Spumoni or relish the taste of it.

Making spumoni is not a child’s play indeed, but some home cook chefs have really gotten out of their way to create spumoni without an ice cream maker. They have come up with ingenious ideas like using cake mixes and pistachio puddings to make spumoni cupcakes. And the icing on the cake is a slush of cherries. 

A famous chef in Seattle has come up with spumoni back in the restaurants, by bringing in a scoop of spumoni in a cone; with a slice of spumoni cake made of cherry, pistachio and chocolate layers. The chef made this recipe for his children for the first time, and when he saw how much his kids loved the recipe, he didn’t waste a single second in bringing the recipe to the restaurant’s menu, which turned out to be an exceptional idea. 

The first ever spumoni recipe was brought up in 1905, in Italy. An infamous bakery in Chicago got this trend running. Their recipe consisted of 3 main ingredients- semi sweet chocolate, a layer of almond and Stracciatella (a type of a gelato with bits of chocolate). This day is a reason why you should relish this treat.