2. Sorbet is a frozen dessert made
from sweetened water with flavors
typically fruit juice or wine and
sometimes liquor.
Soft sorbet
3. Soft sorbet
Sorbets may also contain alcohol, which lowers the freezing
temperature, resulting in softer texture. In Australia, sherbet refers to
a fizzy powder, and only the term sorbet would be used.
4. Soft sorbet
Sorbet is served as a non-
fat or low-fat alternative
to ice cream.
Whereas ice cream is
based on dairy products
with air copiously
whipped in, sorbet has
neither, which makes for a
dense and extremely
flavorful product.
5. Soft sorbet
• In Italy, a similar though crunchier textured dish called Granita is made.
• As the liquid in granita freezes it forms noticeably large-size crystals, which are left
unstirred.
• Granita is also often shared with a fork to give an even crunchier texture when
served.
6. Soft sorbet
The word "sorbet" is possibly
derived from the Italian verb
"sorbire".
7. Soft sorbet
Other folklore holds that Nero, the Roman Emperor, invented sorbet during
the first century AD when he had runners along the Appian way pass buckets
of snow hand over hand from the mountains to his banquet hall where it was
then mixed with honey and wine.