Granita is a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar solutions flavored with lemon, coffee or fruit juices, stirred during freezing so that it forms many small ice crystals rather than a solid block. It originated in Sicily and has spread throughout Italy, with texture varying by region: food writer Jeffrey Steingarten notes that western Sicily and Palermo produce a grainier granita, while eastern areas produce a texture closer to a smooth sorbet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Originally from Sicily, it is available throughout Italy in varying forms.
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Granita (Italian: [ɡraˈniːta]) or granita siciliana (Italian: [ɡraˈniːta sitʃiˈljaːna]) is a type of sorbet made from sugar solutions flavored with lemon, coffee, or fruit juices, and stirred during freezing to produce a soft mixture made up of many tiny ice crystals.
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