Granita
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Granita (Template:IPA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> or Template:Lang (Template:IPA) is a semi-frozen dessert made with sugar, water, and various flavorings. Originally from Sicily, it is available throughout Italy in varying forms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Food writer Jeffrey Steingarten says that "the desired texture seems to vary from city to city" on the island; on the west coast and in Palermo, it is at its chunkiest, and in the east, it is nearly as smooth as sorbet.<ref>Template:Cite book The chapter is an essay first published in June 1996.</ref>
Ingredients
Common and traditional flavoring ingredients include lemon juice, mandarin oranges, jasmine, coffee,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> almonds, mint, and when in season wild strawberries and black mulberries.
See also
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- List of Italian desserts and pastries
- Shaved ice § Regions – for similar shaved ice variations worldwide
- Gelato