[6] In the 2nd century, Iranians recorded recipes for sweetened chilled drinks with ice made by freezing water in the desert at night.

[6] Snow collected from the lower slopes of mountains was unsanitary and iced drinks were believed to cause convulsions, colic and a host of other ailments.

[7] c. 50 AD, Roman Emperor Nero demanded that slaves collect ice from the Apennine Mountains to produce the first sorbet mixed with honey and wine.

[7] Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) records describe a chilled dessert made with flour, camphor and water buffalo milk.

[8][7] In 1296, Marco Polo reportedly heard of the Chinese invention and is credited with introducing sorbet-style desserts to Italy;[7][9] but it is not mentioned in his writings.

Per Indian regulations, ice cream which is made from milk solids, but contains non-dairy fat is categorized and labelled as frozen dessert.