Italians follow a very strict code when it comes to eating, and one hard-and-fast rule is gelato at four o`clock. It is sort of a law. Michael TuckerLiving in a Foreign Language. A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italyon behalf of the authorItaliansItalyIce CreamFood Quote added by Glen Lanc 01/18/19 at 4:14pm Copy quote Report a mistake Share