Granita

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Ingredients

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Common and traditional flavoring ingredients include lemon juice, mandarin oranges, jasmine, coffee,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> almonds, mint, and when in season wild strawberries and black mulberries.

See also

• List of Italian desserts and pastries
• Shaved ice § Regions – for similar shaved ice variations worldwide
• Gelato