Grattachecca

Grattachecca

Grattachecca is the name of a popular cold dessert in Rome, Italy, commonly sold in kiosks and bars. It consists of manually scratched ice flavored with fruit juice and, optionally, pieces of fruit.

It is related to Sicilian Granita, but it has a coarser and less homogeneous appearance.

History

On popular accounts, the origins of Grattachecca date back to Dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus who would import in Rome the snow of mount Terminillo, in the Apennines, to be flavored with sweet syrups and distributed by thermopolia (booths selling hot and cold beverages).

Trivia

*"Grattachecca" is also the Italian name of Itchy, from The Itchy & Scratchy Show featured in The Simpsons. The name of the other character, Scratchy, is "Fichetto". Translations are not literal, but preserve the parodistic sense of the show.


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