Last updated on April 14, 2021
Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato Review
I was excited to try Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato, because it came in a plastic pint ice cream container instead of coated cardboard. That meant something special, right? And I know a zero-waste woman who collects these!
Okay, the color was a rather fake-looking mint green, but not enough to complain about.And also the gelato part sounded good and refreshing – haven’t had that in a while. And the title was great: Sicilian Pistachio! Romantic, exotic, possibly mafioso, in a smooth green way…yum!
But it was not to be. Texture was grainy, NOT like gelato. Nuts were tiny, unimpressive. And flavor just blah. I didn’t even finish it. Sorry it didn’t work out, fella, but I’m moving on.
The ingredients are nice and simple: milk, sugar, cream, powdered milk, pistachios, dextrose, vanilla, guar gum.
PS. This is another ice cream maker who won’t allow pictures to be copied from their site. I understand it from a photographer’s or artist’s point of view, TRUST me, and I fight copyright infringement all the time, but this is a product. Don’t they want people to share it? UPDATE: now they allow it. Social media works!
Picture of spinach timbales from Wear-Ever new Method of Cooking, pamphlet from 1934.
Where to buy
Most good grocery stores. Amazon used to have it, but no more. But they have reviews and ingredients still up. (Note that these have changed a bit since I first posted this review.) Target has it right now!
Ingredients
Milk, Sugar, Cream, Pistachios, Dextrose, Carob Gum, Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavor
What Others are Saying About Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato
From Amazon:, 4 out of 5 stars. Most liked it. At least one of them was fake.
Talenti ice cream flavors are exquisite, works of art, all of them! But my current fave is the Pistachio. Read the ingredients : recognizable simplicity, you don’t need a degree in Chemistry to decipher it. No, they aren’t low cal, but it IS great quality and my favorite guilty pleasure. You’ll end up trying to hide it from friends and family. Might as well get enough to share! (Such a fake review!!- DB)
I’ve had Talento a couple times before, different flavors and really liked! I bought this pistachio flavor because my boyfriend loves pistachio ice cream/gelato. Im pretty indifferent about it. Anyway, I bought it as a treat and it was one of the few pistachio flavored desserts at my small grocery store. It was not good at all! Doesn’t taste even a little like pistachio! We both agreed it tasted like milk! No flavor, very disappointing for the price. The pistachio pieces were the only good part but every pistachio ice cream or gelato has that! I was thinking that I was buying it as a treat because we rarely eat dessert. We each took two bites (to make sure we weren’t crazy that it tasted so bad) and threw it away. I rarely write a review this negative because I am not picky but for the price I was just not impressed at all.——This is the BEST gelato on the planet. I buy 5 a week, eat 1 a night, and don’t feel guilty one bit! It’s my comfort food. I forego sugar all day so I can eat this delight!
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