China 200 BC: Rice Cream Traditional Cache

China 200 BC: Rice Cream

People in Asia eat a combination of milk and rice that was frozen in the snow.

China 1000 AD: Tree Cream

Tang Dynasty served a frozen milk-like confection made with cow, goat, or buffalo milk that was heated with flour and flavored with camphor harvested from evergreen trees.

The Marco Polo Connection

It is believed that explorer Marco Polo’s travels through Asia along the Silk Road from 1271 to 1295 resulted in the introduction of sherbet to Italy.

Explore the History of Ice Cream | The History Kitchen | PBS Food

The Ancient History of Ice Cream – Martini Fisher

A Sweet History of Ice Cream: Who Invented Ice Cream? | History Cooperative

Where Does Ice Cream Really Come From? | Stories | Kitchen Stories

The History of Ice Cream - IDFA

Other Gelato Containers throughout CP Hadley Park with Bonus Info:
Mesopotamia 3000 BC - Origins of Ice Cream (GCA79WQ)
Egyptian Pharaohs 2500 BC: Sorbet (GCA79WW)
Greeks 500 BC: Nectar of the Gods (GCA79WZ)
Roman 0 AD: Volcano Snow (GCA79X1)
Turkey 1000 AD: Dondurma - Stretchy Ice Cream (GCA79X7)
Inca 1400 AD: Ice Cream (GCA79X5)
India 1500 AD: Kulfi (GCA79X3)
Spanish Ice Cream 1500 AD: Ice Cream Demon (GCA79X6)
Mexico 1500 AD: Volcanic Sorbet rise to Chocolate (GCA79X8)
 

Solve these Mysteries:
Coney Island, New York 1919: Frozen Custard (GCA79XC)
Talenti 1565: Gelato (GCA79XB)