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A New Gelateria in Jakarta: Grom Gelato Indonesia vs Italy?

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NO! It's hard for me when it comes to compare things that I had earlier especially in foreign country with ones in Indonesia. If you're following me on Instagram you may notice that I have a huge crush on gelato , and so ice cream and soft serve. Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream. But it is different, a very simple proof, it is taken not with round ice cream scooper but sort of paddle. I'm talking about the American style ice cream that is rich and creamy while gelato is more likely light, soft with elastic texture. It's the taste, texture, also the main ingredient. Gelato is generally made from milk or sometimes with small amount of cream.  There are not many places I know here in Jakarta that serve gelato. It is dominated with soft serve, it's very easy to name places for soft serve, they have many flavors to choose with some unique variations of toppings and attractive appearance.  When I heard that Grom just opened their first outlet in Jakarta, yes t