Ice Cream

Be it soft serve, gelato, sorbet or kulfi, ice cream adorns restaurant menus and home freezers across the world in one form or another. Once considered an indulgence befitting only the elite, this sweet treat has evolved into one of the most popular mass-market food products ever developed.

In Ice Cream: A Global History, author and journalist Laura B. Weiss takes us on a fascinating journey through the ages, from ancient China to World War II Germany to modern-day Tokyo, to tell the lively story of how this delicious dessert became a global sensation. Featuring Chinese emperors, English kings, former slaves, women inventors, shrewd entrepreneurs, Italian immigrant hokey-pokey ice cream vendors and a gourmand American First Lady, Ice Cream makes for a surprising and delightful read.

Sprinkled with vibrant photographs, illustrations and recipes, this is a fun history of everyone’s favourite childhood treat, as alluring as the siren song of your neighbourhood ice-cream vendor.