Pistachios ground right before your eyes!

Rating: 8/10

There is a kiosk in Catania that has been in the heart of every true frappè lover since 1984: we're talking about Lino's, the kiosk in Piazza Roma!

This is where the first frappè was born, thanks to Don Lino's idea: the original one, with Nutella and Tomarchio. The story is quite lovely and easy to find online. It's no coincidence that their original recipe is even patented, and the kiosk has opened several branches under other brands.

Since then, everyone has taken inspiration, and the available flavor variations have increased, including, of course, the pistachio frappè.

The specialty of this kiosk is that the pistachio frappè is made by grinding whole pistachios right before your eyes, giving you a natural and authentic product, just like homemade. The pistachios are of good quality, giving the frappè a nice, very natural pistachio flavor.

If you are used to the more common preparations based on creams and pure pastes, you might find the taste "strange", but this is the flavor of ground pistachio (not roasted). The pistachio flavor remains moderately intense, with a significant presence of milk flavor, giving this frappè a particularly refreshing and thirst-quenching touch (as much as a frappè can be). Precisely these characteristics, which make it unique, might not be appreciated by everyone, but you absolutely have to try it to find out.

Different from the others, made with real ground pistachio, it deserves a rating of 8/10 and is among my favorites when I want something fresher and more thirst-quenching.

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Address:
Lino's
Piazza Roma
Catania (CT)