A Well-layered Indulgence

New pleasures in life are as universally adored as ice cream.

- SUDHIRENDAR SHARMA

Whether it's with sugar or guilt-free, adently creamy or light airy, served as a soft rl or in the dense form of fi, ice cream remains an irresistible delight across erations and geographies.

ce Cream: A Global tory, journalist Laura B iss takes readers on a ciously engaging journey ough the centuries, loring how this frozen at evolved from a rare ulgence to a global cural icon. With a cast t includes kings, emper- inventors, and culinary repreneurs, the book is a tapestry of history, ovation, and sweet tooth sfaction.

Unlike in many parts of world, India boasts a gstanding and distinct ice am heritage. During the ghal era, rulers delighted lavored ice brought down n the mountains, an early ury precursor to frozen serts. This tradition eventually gave rise to kulfi—a dense, slow-frozen dessert made by cooking down milk and freezing it in conical metal molds, rather than churning it like Western-style ice creams.