Creamy, decadent Turkish ice cream, or Dondurma, is famous around the world for its unique texture and alluring flavors. Dondurma translates as “ice cream,” but unlike any other sherbert, gelato, or ice cream, you eat this frozen delight on a plate with a fork and knife. Traditionally produced in Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaraş province from fresh goat milk, Dondurma gets its thick, stretchy texture from orchid root, or salep. Now you can try this famous treat yourself at the new Aventura Mall Ice Cream shop MADO Ice Cream!
The Best Aventura Mall Ice Cream Shop
You may have already seen videos on social media of street vendors pulling ice cream and playfully flipping Turkish ice cream back and forth between cups before delivering it safely to a smiling customer. Turkish ice cream originated in the Turkish region of Kahramanmaraş region, and while interesting variations can be found throughout Turkey, everybody knows the best ice cream still comes from Kahramanmaraş, where generations of master ice cream makers perfected the recipes that MADO Ice Cream still uses today. Dondurma is known as “the ice cream that refuses to melt,” but that is only one interesting aspect of Turkish Ice Cream. The basic ingredients of traditional dondurma are simple yet special: Goat milk, sugar, salep (orchid root), and mastic (the gum that gives Turkish ice cream its unique texture). The milk with which MADO makes our ice cream is sourced from goats that graze aromatic herbs in the foothills of Ahir Mountain surrounding Maraş. The herbs these goats graze give MADO ice cream a distinctive taste and aroma not to be found in ice cream sourced from anywhere else!
Another ingredient distinguishing MADO ice cream is salep, a type of flour made from a purple orchid that grows on the slopes of the Ahir mountain. This is a rare and expensive ingredient endemic to the Maraş region, and Maraş dondurma is made with a lot more salep than Turkish ice cream from other regions. Salep is what gives MADO Ice cream its thick, sinewy texture and allows it to withstand higher amounts of heat without melting – until you put it in your mouth and the ice cream disappears on your tongue!
Unique Flavors To Suit Every Palate
MADO ice cream comes in a broad array of flavors catering to all tastes and preferences. (We also offer dairy-free and sugar-free options, though goat milk is actually more digestible for those who are lactose-intolerant compared to traditional cow milk, making it a gut-friendly option for people who are lactose-intolerant). If you’re a fan of pistachios or an adventurer seeking traditional flavors, then MADO Ice Cream needs to be on your bucket list. Turkey is known for its pistachios, and no other region has such good pistachios as Kahramanmaraş. The region where MADO was born and where we source all our high-quality ingredients is one of the leading provinces for pistachio production in Turkey, and pistachios from the Kahramanmaraş are prized in Turkey for a variety of culinary traditions. Try our traditional pistachio ice cream rolled with finely chopped Kahramanmaraş pistachios for a sweet treat you won’t find anywhere else in Aventura Mall!
Try Turkish Ice Cream In Aventura Mall Today!
MADO Ice Cream is the latest and greatest Aventura Mall Ice Cream shop. Don’t just take our word for it – come and indulge in a gastronomic delight rich in history and flavor at MADO in Aventura Mall today!
