Welcome back to New Day Northwest.
You know, summer is almost
here and the ice cream truck is
soon gonna be driving parents.
Crazy cruising through neighborhoods.
So I decided to skip the guesswork
of finding that elusive ice cream
truck and head to my local Gelato
shop to find out how it's made and
why it's different than ice cream.
The weather is getting warmer.
The sun is out and that means
it's time for a sweet treat.
And I've got just the place.
Welcome to the nutty squirrel.
This neighborhood Gelato shop in
Magnolia has traditional flavors
with a fun twist like olive oil.
We're stretched tella which
means scrambled in Italian.
This is like our classic Italian
Gelato flavor and then unique
one that I love right now.
Actually is the avocado which
we use make using fresh avocado
avocado. We'll try that one
in a bit, but first, what
is the difference once and for
all, between ice cream and?
The structure of ice cream that comes
from it's the cream and ice formation.
The Gelato is mainly milk which is the main
ingredient of it due to its structure.
It is served much warmer
than ice cream taste.
The intention is to enjoy warmer,
therefore you enjoy more of the flavors
rather than freezing sensation.
So what makes this Gelato so special?
What are milk differently
from the local farms?
Here we worked with Smith Brothers
Farms when the the fresh milk comes in,
we re pasteurize it.
Upon introducing additional ingredients
and that goes into the aging tank
and we keep them in a certain
temperature to bind naturally.
Then the Gelato goes into this
super freezer to officially bind
all the ingredients before being
taken to the service counter where
it warms back up that whole process.
And take up to 20 hours
right now this batch is ready to extract.
Now back to that avocado ice cream.
OK, so this is an avocado milkshake
made out of avocado Gelato.
I was a skeptic but you said
it's best as a milkshake.
It is incredible. Very cool.
Oh that's good. Did I rule?
I think I dropped.
I spit you spit at you and it's not
just sweet treats for the kids.
Nutty squirrel is partnering with
Chateau Saint Michelle for a special
treat for their summer concert series.
It's a froze Chateau Rose mixed
with the squirrels special sorbet.
This is gonna be dangerous.
That's right, there's gonna be
a lot of people out on the line.
Is that I only had one.
I haven't just had a sit.
Right, I did it.
It was just that first sip.
It is so good though.
Yeah, and they make them to order
and so it's gonna be dangerous.
OK Hey so I brought some.
I didn't try it without you suz I'm ready.
So this is the olive oil that I was like.
You've been talking about this one.
Yeah I I didn't try this one so I'm
gonna have us both try this one and
then the other one is Rose. Ohh yeah
it said Rose, Lassie or something.
I'm yeah I've never had rose ice cream
or I should say Gelato before so
that's good. OK, is it?
Taste like olive oil?
It does, but I don't hate it.
I mean, I thought ohh olive oil
ice cream, but I kind of like
it alright and all that? OK
you try that and tell me what you
think all alright here we go.
I mean, first you get that Alva taste and
then this sweetness hits and it's it's good.
I don't know that I like it.
I love everything else.
I do scroll but I don't know
that I love the olive oil.
Let's try the Rose.
Oh oh I love that yeah I love this
ohh yeah Oh my gosh this is so good Oh
yeah this is rose what it was called,
Rose, Lassie mm-hmm but I don't know.
Maybe if he's like there's maybe
strawberry I don't know this is so good.
I I I'm I like that olive oil though
I think it hits that sweetness
hits yeah and then this is good
and then this is signature this is
what they call the nutty squirrel
not holding out on me. Let's just
go right here just get in there
you can double dip it's OK
this will be our for now on.
This ones like chocolate and peanut
butter and and all sorts of things,
so they actually won like an
international global Gelato award for
their magic carpet ride ice Gelato.
Wow that you can go try at their store.
They have it sometimes so it is
really good and they like I said
they have they have a another store
in Fremont called the fainting goat.
So we're over there and I love
that's in your neighborhood.
I love neighborhood,
I do too and this is such a wonderful family,
alright?