A matter of good taste When you've had your fill of Ravenna's marvellous mosaics, says Kathy Arnold, treat yourself to some of its exquisite ice cream

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: May 12, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

`The best ice cream ever." For once, the family is united and unanimous. Then the arguments begin. "My chocolate is definitely the best," announces our son. My husband is seduced by his choice: "real rum, plump raisins". Ever the peacemaker, I declare a three-way-tie, even though my scoop of hazelnut does deserve top prize.

The Sorbetteria degli Esarchi does not feature in our guidebooks to Ravenna, in north-east Italy. With its gleaming glass counter, guarding some 20 tubs of ice cream, the place is probably seen by locals as just another gelateria. For us, it is an instant place of ...

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