10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Ice Cream

Who loves ice cream? Raise your hand! We’ve gathered 10 fun and surprising facts about this sweet treat perfect for hot summer days or anytime at all.

1. A Cold Treat for the Few
Long ago, ice cream wasn’t something you could find everywhere. It was mostly enjoyed by people who had access to ice and snow, like Eskimos.

2. How It’s Made
Traditional ice cream starts with egg yolks and sugar, mixed and warmed with milk until thick. Add your favorite flavor, chill it, and churn it in an ice cream machine.

3. Favorite Flavors
Vanilla is the most loved ice cream flavor in the world. In Israel, vanilla and chocolate are the top choices.

4. Strange but Real Flavors
Ice cream makers have gotten very creative! Some wild flavors include garlic, beans, pumpkin, avocado, and even pickled cucumber.

5. Ice Cream in the Torah?
The word glida appears in the Aramaic translation of the Torah, in the verse about frost from Genesis 31:40. There, it means "frost."

6. A Sweet Hebrew Definition
In Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s dictionary, ice cream is described as “a sweet made of sugar and eggs, frozen and cold as ice.”

7. How to Say It Right
Some people say glida with the wrong emphasis. Since it ends with -ה, the correct way is to stress the last syllable.

8. Noodles in Ice Cream?
The first ice cream is believed to have come from China and made with noodles as one of the ingredients!

9. Ice Cream School Exists
In Italy, there are special schools where people learn how to make ice cream the right way. Yes, a real "ice cream education"!

10. Avoiding Brain Freeze
That quick, sharp pain from eating cold treats too fast is called brain freeze. To avoid it, eat slowly. If it happens, warm water or a short pause usually helps.

Ice cream is more than a tasty dessert, it has a rich and surprising history that makes it even sweeter!