: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
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Fresh flavors, including vegan sorbet, rotate in every month.
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Italian Vice owner Aamir Taylor, who sells a sorbet-like treat at his booth in section 139, believed all year that the Miami Hurricanes could play a home championship game at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
The new shop will serve gelato, sorbet and desserts that are vegan, gluten-free and allergy-friendly.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The menu draws on international influences—pork schnitzel, Japanese noodle soup, chimichurri beef fillet—but my favorite dishes were rooted in place, including a simple local braised cabbage and a tangy sorbet made from baobab fruit.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Italian Vice owner Aamir Taylor, who sells a sorbet-like treat at his booth in section 139, believed all year that the Miami Hurricanes could play a home championship game at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
The new shop will serve gelato, sorbet and desserts that are vegan, gluten-free and allergy-friendly.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
The menu draws on international influences—pork schnitzel, Japanese noodle soup, chimichurri beef fillet—but my favorite dishes were rooted in place, including a simple local braised cabbage and a tangy sorbet made from baobab fruit.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Sorbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorbet. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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sorbet
noun
sor·bet
sȯr-ˈbā 
: a fruit-flavored ice served especially as a dessert
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