Bougatsa (with cream) – the culinary trademark of Thessaloniki – has now become an ice cream, which is a hit!

The bougatsa flavor in ice cream came about by chance a few months ago by a Thessalonian who runs an ice cream shop in the center of the city.

“We started in the winter to make a bun with creams and pralines. We made the amount we wanted and there was a small bucket of bougatsa cream left over. I was thinking about what to do with it, how to make use of it so that the delicious cream doesn’t go to waste, and the idea came to me – even though it was the middle of December, to make ice cream! The test “succeeded and…succeeded”” said Stelios Ribas.

The creators of bougatsa ice cream did many tests and changes to reach its current final form. The look and taste are very close to the normal bougatsa, those who have tried the bougatsa sticks do not stop at one.

“The ice-cream has the golden yellow color of the bougatsa cream and its special taste. Before serving, we also dip it in the glaze, add powdered sugar and sprinkle it with cinnamon, just like in the warm one with the phyllo” explains Mr. Ribas.

It may have been a few months since she made her debut, but she is already making waves among Greek and foreign tourists.

Especially the Germans and the Chinese are the ones who have it as their first choice for dessert, since they are familiar with the taste.

For the sake of convenience, however, Mr. Ribas is thinking of placing regular baguettes next to his product so that even the least informed know what it is all about and that the hot and the frozen baguacini are side by side!