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gra·ni·ta

 (grə-nē′tə)
n.
A granular dessert ice with a sugar-syrup base, usually flavored with fruit purée, coffee, or wine.

[Italian, from feminine past participle of granire, to make grainy, granulate; see granite.]
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granita

(ɡrəˈniːtə)
n
(Cookery) a type of Italian dessert, similar to a sorbet
[from Italian granito grainy]
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gra•ni•ta

(grəˈni tə)

n.
sweet granular ice flavored with fruit juice or wine, served as a dessert or between courses.
[1865–70; < Italian]
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Between the promenaders and the side-walks are seated hundreds and hundreds of people at small tables, smoking and taking granita, (a first cousin to ice-cream;) on the side-walks are more employing themselves in the same way.
In these recipes, the addition of fresh herbal flavor, such as lemon verbena to a peach granita or tarragon to an orange granita, adds complexity, while the lavender and rosemary granita conjures up the essence of Provence.
Their presence, says Ben, 44, can be found in architecture and through certain dishes; from nutrient-rich cold soups, granita, aubergines and spices, to the area's penchant for sweet and mouth-puckering sourness.
vibrant pudBLOOD ORANGE & SAFFRON JELLY WITH BLOOD ORANGE GRANITA INGREDIENTS: Serves 6-8) For the jelly: 700ml blood orange juice (from 9-10 oranges) 175g caster sugar 1/2tsp saffron threads small sheets/leaves of gelatine (14g in total) For the granita: 220g caster sugar 500ml blood orange juice from 7-8 oranges) METHOD: 1.
Blood orange and saffron jelly INGREDIENTS SERVES 6-8 For the jelly: 700ml blood orange juice (from 9-10 oranges) 175g caster sugar 1/2 tsp saffron threads Info dark 7 small sheets/leaves of gelatine (14g in total) distinctive of the blood The colour is due to the flesh For the granita: orange of anthocyanins, in citrus 220g caster sugar presence uncommon fruits.
BLOOD ORANGE AND SAFFRON JELLY WITH BLOOD ORANGE GRANITA (SERVES 6-8) INGREDIENTS: For the jelly: 700ml blood orange juice (from 9-10 oranges) 175g caster sugar 1/2 tsp saffron threads 7 small sheets/leaves of gelatine (14g in total) For the granita: 220g caster sugar 500ml blood orange juice (from 7-8 oranges) METHOD: 1 For the jelly, pour the orange juice into a saucepan and add the sugar and saffron threads.
There are also recpies to try like West African peanut curry with Durban masala and tamarind granita with caramelized pineapple.
(https://stoli.com/cocktails/stoli-crushed-grapefruit-granita/) Crushed Grapefruit Granita
The menu features a coffee milkshake, strawberry granita, a unique blend of spiced cola coffee, and a selection of flavored Frappuccino's for only AED 20 per drink.
For starters, there are Margarita Granita with Spicy Shrimp, Piquillo Peppers Stuffed with Manchego and Huevos Diablos.