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Koreans have a dessert called "paht bing soo," which is shaved ice served in a bowl, the dressed with various toppings. Basically, it's the Korean version of the sno-cone, served in a bowl like a sundae. It may not sound very appetizing, but the main topping is paht, a sweet red bean paste, along with sweetened condensed milk and cut fruit. After that, the "recipe" depends only on the imagination of the maker. Some people also add a scoop of ice cream, various flavored syrups, cereal, whipped cream, and dduk, the Korean rice dumplings.
Even the types of fruit differ. Some people use fruit cocktail, the stuff that comes in a can. Other use everything from strawberries and sliced bananas to tropical fruits like pineapple, kiwi, and mango.
A Los Angeles Times article from last summer has a list of places in LA's Koreatown where you can order and eat paht bing soo, since who knows how many of us have a shaved ice machine.
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7-30-2006 @3:40PM C(h)ristine said... I love pat bing soo! It's how I "survive" summers in Korea when I visit. And I do love discovering how each place makes it a little different. They serve this in Tokyo too, it was a happy discovery while I was walking through the Ginza district last summer.
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7-31-2006 @10:22AM tr said... i thought all good asians had an ice shaver at home...? and i think every asian culture has their own version of this. in the philippines, it's "halo-halo". and in hawaii, it's shaved ice.
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7-31-2006 @2:20PM Robyn said... There are a couple places in Hawai'i that serve this (with all the toppings rather than just the syrup on ice). I was told it is Hong Kong style. Interesting to know that it's Korean too.
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