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Shaved Ice Desserts of the World

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Dessert
Country
Ice Base
Classic Toppings
Known For
Bingsu (Patbingsu)
South Korea
Milk-shaved ice, fluffy and snowyRed bean, mochi, condensed milk, fruitThe K-dessert sensation, Seol Bing made it global, served in enormous mountains
Kakigori
Japan
Block ice hand-shaved into ribbonsMatcha syrup, azuki beans, sweetened condensed milkThe Heian-era imperial court treat, precision-shaved for cotton-like texture
Halo-Halo
Philippines
Crushed ice with evaporated milkUbe, leche flan, jackfruit, beans, nata de coco, ice creamThe ultimate mix-up dessert, halo-halo literally means mix-mix in Tagalog
Raspado
Mexico
Hand-scraped ice in a cupFresh fruit syrups (tamarind, lime, mango, hibiscus)The Mexican street-cart classic, simpler than a cup of fresh fruit and syrup
Baobing
Taiwan
Snow-fluffy flavored ice blockMango, strawberry, condensed milk, taro, grass jellyThe Taiwanese mango-bingsu that launched Ice Monster globally
Es Campur
Indonesia
Shaved ice with syrupJackfruit, avocado, grass jelly, coconut, palm sugar syrupIndonesia mixed ice, heavier on tropical fruit and palm sugar
Ais Kacang (ABC)
Malaysia / Singapore
Shaved ice moundRed beans, sweet corn, grass jelly, attap seed, rose syrup, condensed milkThe hawker-centre classic, also known as ABC (air batu campur)
Chendol (Cendol)
Malaysia / Indonesia / Singapore
Shaved ice with coconut milkGreen rice-flour jelly, palm sugar, red beansPandan-green worms of rice jelly in coconut milk, named best dessert by CNN
Piragua
Puerto Rico
Pyramid-shaped shaved iceTropical fruit syrups (coconut, tamarind, passionfruit)Puerto Rican street-cart cone, named after its pyramid pira gua shape
Granita
Italy (Sicily)
Semi-frozen flavored ice crystalsLemon, almond, coffee, pistachioSicilian breakfast with a brioche bun, arab-influenced, coarser than sorbet
Snow Cone
United States
Crushed ice coneArtificial fruit syrups (cherry, blue raspberry, grape)The American summer-fair classic, served in a paper cone with neon syrup
Nieve Raspada
Colombia
Hand-scraped iceCondensed milk, fruit syrups, coconutThe Andean street-vendor shaved ice, often topped with condensed milk drizzle
Faludeh-style Ice
Iran
Frozen rose-water noodles with iceLime juice, sour cherry syrup, rose waterAncient Persian frozen dessert, one of the oldest shaved-ice desserts known

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