Contents
Brand
Flavor
Tramontana
Rating
7 of 10
Review
Sweet Cream Gelato: A smooth, creamy, sweet gelato base—sweet but not too sweet, never cloying. Perhaps less rich than some other premium brands, a basic base. It provides a gentle, milky flavor—a neutral base to build the pint on.
Dulce de leche: Thick swirls of dulce de leche top the pint providing rich, decadent caramel flavor. It overwhelms the base, but it’s so good we had no complaints about the generous serving on the top. The dulce de leche diminishes rapidly as you dig down into the pint—the bottom has effectively none at all. It’s so rich that perhaps some would feel this is the proper amount of dulce de leche. But we were left wanting more. The dulce de leche swirl is so good that it is reason enough alone to purchase this pint.
Dark Chocolate Pearls: These “pearls” are not chocolate pieces or cookie pieces. They’re small, round pellets—hollow, very crispy. The texture is reminiscent of Rice Krispies, raw breakfast cereal, crunchy and light, not soggy at all. They do add a subtle dark chocolate flavor, but no sweetness. That dark chocolate contrasts nicely against the dulce de leche. And the pearls are everywhere in the pint, well-distributed randomly throughout, making for an unusually crunchy experience. Ordinarily we would be in favor of a contrasting texture provided by a mix-in such as these pearls. But something seems strange or off about their texture. A true chocolate—chips, chunks, slivers—would have been preferable. Dolcezza is an Argentine-style gelato. Their flavors are inspired by gelatos found in Argentina. Perhaps these crispy, crunchy, chocolate pearls are used in Argentine gelato shops. The back blurb on the pint suggests this is supposed to be “milk and cookies done the Argentine way”—so perhaps the chocolate pearls are similar to a type of cookie in Argentina.
Overall: Dolcezza Tramontana is a dulce de leche delivery system, and for that we are thankful. But the chocolate pearls weren’t to our liking, reminding us of raw breakfast cereal in their crunchiness. A true darkchocolate mix-in would’ve improved this pint, playing well against the gentle base and the delicious, decadent caramel swirl.
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Front Blurb
Tramonta
(No. 020)
Back Blurb
Our daily favorite from the gelato parlors in Buenos Aires. Sweet cream gelato with ribbons of dulce de leche folded together with dark chocolate pearls. Milk and cookies done the Argentine way.
Calories
- 3 servings per container
- Serving size: 2/3 cup
- Calories per serving: 270
- Calories per container: 810
Ingredients
Whole Milk, Pure Cane Sugar, Heavy Cream, Dulce De Leche Caramel (Milk, Sugar, Non-GMO Soybean Oil, Glucose, Vanilla Extract and Sodium Bicarbonate), Dark Chocolate Flavored Confectionery (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavors), Nonfat Dry Milk, Natural Cocoa Powder, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum
Allergens
Milk and Dairy (Heavy Cream, Ingredients Whole Milk, Milk, Milkfat, Nonfat Dry Milk), Soy (Non-GMO Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin), Tree Nuts (Coconut Oil)
Purchase Location
Wholefoods via Amazon Prime
Price
$6.99
Books
Dear Dolcezza:
What? There’s no Dolcezza cookbook?! What are you even doing Dolcezza? Put out a cookbook, please. We love you. We want to be like you. We want to be a gelato maker with your stracciatella skills. Drop a few of your gelato recipes in a cookbook—maybe, hint hint, wink wink, your top secret stracciatella recipe?
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Last Updated on September 3, 2022 by Ice Cream Admin
