Walking all over the city on Thursday, I was hot and tired. So I stopped into a little gelateria for something refreshing, thinking sorbetto. But I'd seen people on the street with what looked like frozen espresso and this place had a big tub of it. Turns out it's a simple granita.
Once the owner was done bringing out a new batch of coconut gelato (not my thing), I asked him about the granita. It's actually just espresso mixed with sugar and water and frozen. He made me up a cup - first a dollop of fresh whipped cream (panna), then lots of granita topped by even more cream. After quickly photographing it outside, I dug in. Mixing a bit of whipped cream with the granita was better than any coffee drink I'd ordered before. It was really strong espresso and made the rest of my walk fly by.
