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| - My first Fiasco Gelato experience was at their "Best of Calgary Celebration and Housewarming party" to celebrate the opening of their new head office in the NE. They had their food truck set up outside, letting guests sample various flavours of gelato and other treats.
Fiasco Gelato serves homemade gelato and sorbetto in a variety of unique flavours including Indian Chai, PB & J, Smores, Nutella, Key Lime, Mojito, Blackberry Ice tea, and more.
At $4.50(S); $6(Reg); $10(pint), I consider it fairly pricey for a frozen treat compared to other gelato places. I guess that is the price you pay for fresh ingredients. Their truck also serves gelato sandwiches (an ice cream sandwich but with gelato) for $5; cold and hot drinks including lemonade/limeade for $3; and Liege Waffles for $3.50 with your choice of gelato/sorbetto (+$2.50); nutella, raspberry caramel, or white chocolate pistachio topping (+$0.75).
After sampling over 10 flavours, my favourites are "Peaches and Cream" which has a wonderful creamy texture with a fresh peach flavour; and their "Indian Chai" which was very light and refreshing. If you love chocolate, I suggest getting their "Chocolate Pretzel" which was silky smooth with a strong chocolate flavour that can curb any chocolate lover's cravings. However, I was a bit turned off by the soggy pretzels within the gelato. The most interesting one was their Blueberry and Basil which had a strong basil flavour.
I also tried their Liege Waffles which is made from a dough instead of a batter. This lends to a denser, chewier waffle which I didn't enjoy very much. On the plus side, the portion is enough to fill you up! Their toppings were like a thick syrup to stand up to the dense waffle, but I found it overly sweet.
Overall, I love Fiasco Gelato's fresh unconventional flavours, but I found most of them too sweet with an odd artificial sweetness to it.
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