Kat Food: Gelato Wars

Heads up every­one, Hanover could soon be the star of a new Food Net­work Chal­lenge — the “Gelato Wars” have ar­rived. Can one small New Hamp­shire town sup­port two sep­a­rate gelato ven­dors?

Dirt Cow­boy has started sell­ing gelato and is cur­rently giv­ing out free sam­ples with any pur­chase. Rumor has it that the store has owned gelato equip­ment for some time, but only re­cently de­cided to put it to use. Was Morano’s new store the push that Dirt Cow­boy needed to get its equip­ment churn­ing?

Maybe. But for now, it doesn’t look like Morano Gelato has any­thing to worry about. Dirt Cow­boy’s gelato is creamy, but un­like the cof­fee, the frozen dessert is not scor­ing too well in the fla­vor de­part­ment. De­spite the wide range of op­tions (pis­ta­chio, ba­nana, co­conut, tiramisu, choco­late-hazel­nut and rum-raisin, to name a few), the gelato is unin­spir­ing. The tiramisu tastes too much like rum and the la­dyfin­gers are dry. The choco­late-hazel­nut is bland and the pis­ta­chio tastes a bit ar­ti­fi­cial.

For tastier frozen treats, now is the per­fect time to make the trip out to West Leb to stop by Ice Cream Fore U. For the ’14s who have never been, the serv­ing sizes run big. Only order a large if you’re up to the chal­lenge. You’ve been warned.