Rose-colored gelato at Capogiro

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Rose-colored gelato at Capogiro

POSTED: Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:44 PM

Filed Under: Food News

For a limited time, Capogiro's two Center City shops are scooping a gelato made using rose petals from flowers grown at Wyck House, a historic home, gardens (and now farmers market site) in Germantown that's been standing since 1690. It's a notable batch considering these climbing plants, which are all over the Wyck estate, were first planted nearly 200 years ago, meaning they're basically as heirloom-y as an heirloom plant can get; they've also never been treated with chemicals or pesticides, making them ideal for consumption. Stephanie Reitano combined the petals with milk from grass-fed Scottish Ayreshire cows to create the "Old Rose" gelato, which she breaks down in further detail on the Capo blog:

Finally, the roses slid into the hot milk and the aroma... We all stood around the pot with these sick smiles on our faces. The smell was reminiscent of baking bread or hot rain on the sidewalk. I know, I'm weird. When I had my first bite, it was light and playful, not cloying or sticky. It tasted like what I want roses to taste like.

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