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A Neapolitan is a native or resident of Naples. So why then is it called 'Neapolitan' ice cream?

Question #36773. Asked by elizabethmc.
Last updated Jul 09 2021.

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Baloo55th
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Haven't found your answer yet, but did you know you can get freeze dried neapolitan icecream for back-packing?

Response last updated by CmdrK on Jul 09 2021.
Jul 28 2003, 3:54 PM
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Got it! It's a variant os something called spumoni (sounds more like a disease) originally made in Naples. link https://wikipedia.com/wiki/Neapolitan_Ice_Cream Funnily enough, I'm listening to a prog on Radio 3 about the Appian Way - which ran from Rome to Naples!

Jul 28 2003, 4:00 PM
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'napolitano(a) is the Italian adjective to describe anything from Napoli.Like Naples is the English for Napoli so Neopolitan is the English for napolitano-I think.

Jul 28 2003, 4:08 PM
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Means New City in origin. Apart from being three coloured ice cream, Neapolitan can also mean ice cream with eggs as well as milk products (Webster's Dictionary).

Jul 28 2003, 4:14 PM
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