Competing at Gelato Festival America has long been a dream, says Victoria artisan Stefano Mosi.
Having won gold at the festivalBԪַs regional competition in West Hollywood last weekend, and secured a spot in the nationals event next year in Miami, heBԪַs reaching for the next rung on this culinary ladder, one that could find him competing at the world finals in Italy in 2021.
BԪַTo know that we can now take the flavours of Victoria to the North American Finals and hopefully to Italy feels incredible,BԪַ he said in a release.
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The operator of Mosi Gelato and Mosi Bakery created a flavour called Seamist Sorbetto, so named for the Silk Road tea that gives it itBԪַs unique refreshing flavour, along with mint and lime. Seamist is a blend of lemongrass, peppermint leaves and seaweed. Locals have a chance to try the winning flavour this week at both Mosi locations, 569 Johnson St. and 5303 West Saanich Rd.
The prestigious Gelato Festival is dedicated to celebrating the finest Italian gelato around the world. A travelling competition that attracts gelato artistans from far and wide, it criss-crosses Italy, Europe, the U.S. and Japan in large food trucks.
Mosi, whose grandfather made gelato in Torino, Italy in the 1920s and passed it on through the generations, was the lone Canadian competing in West Hollywood. He made the gelato fresh in what is characterized as the BԪַworldBԪַs largest mobile frozen dessert laboratory.BԪַ Voting was done by a technical jury as well as ticket holders.
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