pistachio ice cream
{{Short description|Ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavoring}}
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Pistachio ice cream or pistachio nut ice cream is an ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavoring. It is often distinctively green in color. Pistachio is also a flavor of sorbet and gelato. Pistachio ice cream is a layer in spumoni.
At the Bakdash in Damascus, Syria, a pounded ice cream covered with pistachio called Booza is produced. It has an elastic texture made of mastic and sahlab and is famous around the Arab World.{{Citation|title=Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oSeJslWngzEC&q=Bakdach+ice+cream&pg=PA225|first1=Lucy|last1=Malouf|first2=Anthony|last2=Bourdain|first3=Matt|last3=Harvey|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7946-0490-5|page=225}} Tripoli's Al Mina district is known for its Arabic ice cream including "ashta" with pistachios.{{Cn|date=September 2021}}
It is widely produced including by Brigham's Ice Cream,{{Cite web|url=http://brighams.com/Products/default.aspx?id=2981|title = Brighams Ice Cream®}} Ben & Jerry's,{{Cite web|url=https://www.benjerry.com/flavors/pistachio-pistachio-ice-cream|title = Pistachio Pistachio Ice Cream | Ben & Jerry's}} Graeter's and major brands.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-28 |title=You might go 'nuts' for Graeter's bonus flavor |url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/our-community/food/graeter-s-launches-second-bonus-flavor-of-2018 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=WCPO 9 Cincinnati |language=en}}
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File:Bakdash ice-cream shop in the old souk in Damascus.jpg|Bakdash (ice cream parlor) in the old souk in Damascus, Syria
File:Kulfi.jpg|Pistachio, vanilla and rosewater kulfi from a vendor in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City
File:Spumonipic.jpg|Spumoni includes a layer of pistachio ice cream
File:Pistachio ice cream with whipped mascarpone and pistachio biscotti.jpg|Pistachio ice cream over whipped mascarpone topped with pistachio biscotti
File:Pistachio nougat icecream.jpg|Pistachio nougat ice cream
File:Pistachio & strawberry happiness (2).jpg|Pistachio and strawberry ice cream
File:Gilak, Archway, London (5241860049).jpg|Persian bastani made with saffron and pistachio from Gilak on Holloway Road in Archway, London.