Seattle : Organic Gelato
Organic Gelato

Feeling Faint?

07.01.2009

Submitted by jharper on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Bite:
Prob'ly just need some gelato. (We're not a doctor, but we play one on Ideal Bite.) Check out Fainting Goat Gelato in Wallingford. With plenty of seating and warm, butter-colored walls, this cozy, family-run gelatorium has 24 flavors - 18 available daily - including pistachio, tiramisu, coconut, bilberry, and our fave, lemon (perfect tart-sweet ratio - no easy feat). Plus, the gelato's made with organic milk from Mount Vernon's Lynden Farms and organic sugar, so you can pass (out) on nasty chems.
Why Care?: 
Opting for local dairy cuts down on transport emissions; plus, sugarcane crops usually get doused with the highly toxic herbicide paraquat.
We love the gelato's creamy, dense texture and are big fans of FGG's dairy-free sorbetto (mango in particular), made with crystallized cane juice and seasonal fruit.
Wanna Try: 
Fainting Goat Gelato, 1903 N. 45th St. (206-327-9459). Gelato, $3/single scoop; $6/pint.

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Cocktail Fact

Fainting goats, or myotonic goats, don't actually faint, but when startled, their muscles stiffen, causing them to fall to the ground.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Seattle Biters eat a pint of gelato prepared with local ingredients rather than nonlocal ones, in a week we'll conserve enough diesel to fill two-plus kiddie pools.

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