A clear winner in the ‘essential food group’ category, ice cream is popularly considered a staple. That explains why in places like Kelowna, ice cream venues abound.
There will be favourites of course, but each outlet boasts its own speciality. This means arranging a tour of the ice cream stores while on vacation in Kelowna is a definite summer pastime and visitors will return for more.
Gelato vs Frozen Yoghurt vs Ice Cream in Kelowna
After defrosting a bit of history, the roots of ice cream can be traced as follows: invented in China and brought to Europe by Marco Polo. Thanks to Catherine de Medici’s marriage to the French King in 1533, ice cream eventually became available to all via Parisian street cafés in the 1700s.
Let’s cut to the chase:
- Ice-cream - cream clearly being a prime ingredient here, a combination of water, cream and sugar rapidly churned together delivers what we call ice cream.
- Gelato - using significantly less cream and less churning, gelato still achieves great creaminess and is denser and more flavorful. Despite using less fat, it delivers more calories per scoop than ice cream or frozen yoghurt.
- Frozen yoghurt - doesn’t use the cream as yoghurt is made by adding cultures to milk. It is possible to create vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, and fat-free frozen yoghurts.
Where to find the Best of Kelowna’s Ice Cream
Kelowna is where you can let your ice cream fantasies live. Endless variety and top quality are what is looked for.
- Moo-Lix Ice Cream, bang in the centre of Kelowna, makes fresh waffle cones (gluten-free too) for their ice cream and sorbets with a dazzling variety of options.
- Flip Flop & Hops on Kane Road serve dairy-free and vegan gelato, which, in a seasonal beer is an unforgettable treat.
- QB Gelato on Dayton Street makes hand-crafted Italian-style ice cream and gelato daily - not to be missed by the gelato connoisseur.
- Parlour Ice Cream on Abbott Street is the undisputed hot favourite Kelowna outlet with artisan ice cream and waffle cones - lavender ice cream receiving the top vote.
- Carmelis Goat Cheese Farm on Timberline Road serves, yes you guessed it, Italian gelato made with goat’s milk - totally delicious.
- Fortuna Gelato on Harvey Avenue not only serves outstanding traditional gelato but makes a unique Torta Gelato cake - you gotta get this for your next celebration in Kelowna.
- Artisto Gelato Truck on Water Street, fabulous flavours, and top ingredients go into these gelato masterpieces. They also serve a variety of sorbets.
- Amore Mio on Bernard Avenue is really a quaint restaurant, but they’re well known for world-class Italian gelato.
- Tru Frozen Yogurt in Pandosy Street is renowned for exquisite Greek yoghurt, sorbets, and umpteen frozen yoghurts on a self-serve, pay-by-weight basis. Their toppings are seriously awesome and the best frozen yoghurt in Kelowna yet!
Put Kelowna Ice Cream on Your Bucket List
Wherever you’ve been in the world, Kelowna ice cream will still come up tops. We’ve painted a brief picture for you but there nothing like tucking into the real thing yourself. Don’t wait till it’s too late to fall in love with one of life’s sweetest culinary delights as served up by Kelowna’s experts.
Put it on your bucket list and grab a couple of friends because you’ll rave about your experience and there is nothing quite like sharing the joy together firsthand.
See you there!
