Semifreddo

{{Short description|Italian frozen dessert}}

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| country = Italy

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| course = Dessert

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| main_ingredient = Egg yolks, sugar, cream

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Semifreddo ({{IPA|it|ˌsemiˈfreddo|lang}}; {{literally|half-cold|half-frozen}}) is a class of frozen desserts similar to ice cream.{{Cite web |author=Abigail Rose |date=22 June 2021 |title=Semifreddo Is the Easy Answer to Making Homemade Ice Cream Without a Machine |url=https://www.allrecipes.com/article/what-is-semifreddo/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Allrecipes |language=en}} The main ingredients are egg yolks, sugar, and cream. It has the texture of frozen mousse or cake.{{cite book

|author1=Sharon Tyler Herbst

|author2=Ron Herbst

|title=The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vP9smG2IwC

|year=2009

|publisher=Barron's snippet

|isbn=978-0-7641-6241-1

|page=392}}{{cite book

|author=Charles Sinclair

|title=Dictionary of Food: International Food and Cooking Terms from A to Z

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mdwm7jI9J10C&pg=PT1202

|year=2009

|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing

|isbn=978-1-4081-0218-3

|pages=1202}} Semifreddo was created during the 19th century, but did not gain popularity until the early 20th century.{{Cite web|last=nonnabox |date=2019-12-11 |title=How to Make Italian Lemon Semifreddo Recipe|url=https://nonnabox.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/how-to-make-italian-lemon-semifreddo-recipe/ |access-date=2020-07-13|website=Authentic Italian Recipes from Nonna Box|language=en}}