Two of Cortina's timeless classics: the Giant and the Vanilla Cone. (Credit: Jad Abou Jaoude/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Every Tuesday, our "Iconic" series looks back at a mass-market product that has spanned generations and found its place in Lebanese life.In Lebanon, where the unexpected is a way of life, so much can change between two summers. So much can happen in the span of a single year that each summer can feel like it belongs to a different era. But a few rare things remain unchanged. They return every year, becoming constants in a country that rarely offers any. Cortina ice cream is one of them.Since 1965, it has been an integral part of the Lebanese summer landscape, regardless of the timeline, neighborhood, village, social class or religion. In that sense, it is hard to think of summer in Lebanon without immediately picturing a child holding a Cortina ice cream. Coppa, Cassata, Sandwich, Giant or Viva: Their names have accompanied...
Every Tuesday, our "Iconic" series looks back at a mass-market product that has spanned generations and found its place in Lebanese life.In Lebanon, where the unexpected is a way of life, so much can change between two summers. So much can happen in the span of a single year that each summer can feel like it belongs to a different era. But a few rare things remain unchanged. They return every year, becoming constants in a country that rarely offers any. Cortina ice cream is one of them.Since 1965, it has been an integral part of the Lebanese summer landscape, regardless of the timeline, neighborhood, village, social class or religion. In that sense, it is hard to think of summer in Lebanon without immediately picturing a child holding a Cortina ice cream. Coppa, Cassata, Sandwich, Giant or Viva: Their names have accompanied...