Gelato!

Of course being in Italy I have sampled my fair share of gelato flavors and found the places which do and do not live up to the "Real Italian Gelato" hype.

Fragola (Strawberry): This can be a common flavor but can sometimes be done in a way that reminds one of just american ice cream. The best Fragola I've had, has the taste of a fresh smoothie that's just a little more solid. You can taste the ground up berries and it feels refreshing to eat.

Menta/After Eight (Mint): I've had a lot of trouble finding this flavor in Perugia, but I have seen it in Assisi, Rome, and Siena. This can also sometimes taste just like american ice cream but again it just has that extra kick of refreshing to it. Like a liquid breathe savers just went down your throat and engulfed your mouth.

Tiramisu: Very delicious, and I find it's always best to get the kind with bits of real Tiramisu because it's almost like a nice fluffiness to the gelato.

Anything with the word chocolate in it: I mean, it's chocolate, very hard to go wrong there.

Canella (Cinnamon): SO FREAKING AMAZING!!! Whoever invented this was a genius, it's the perfect amount of cinnamon you could want, it's like eating a cinnamon bun with without the bun and icing. It can be found at the Dolce Bio Gelato shop in Perugia right next to Piazza Italia and it's just to die for.

These have been more of my favorite and memorable flavors, of course there are more out there, and some of the displays are very pretty.