xue hua bing:Taiwanese shaved ice dessert

[AsahinaKimi]

As you can see in the photo above, the snow ice comes off the blocks in thin, curvy ripples, and they're paired with fresh fruits and fruit purees.



A block of strawberry-flavored ice is being mounted onto a shave ice machine



Pink Lady, a strawberry-flavored shave ice topped with strawberry syrup, strawberry, litchi coco, passion fruit, popping boba and rainbow sprinkles.


Janice Kuo, owner of Snowflake Cafe and Dessert, shaves a block of mango-flavored shaved ice onto a plate at their store in Pleasanton, Calif.



Tropic Mango, a mango-flavored shave ice topped with mango, litchi coco, yogurt popping boba, mango sauce and rainbow sprinkles.

Flavorings such as green tea or chocolate are mixed into a base of milk and water, then frozen into cylindrical blocks that look like giant candles. The blocks are mounted onto an ice shaver, which slices it off in sheets - thin enough that they melt in the mouth, much like cotton candy. It's very low-calorie and low in sugar.

[OriginalGeek]

1. Beautiful looking!

but I don;t know if i would want to eat it - I hate smoothies and frozen ice drinks and even take my margaritas on the rocks...I don't know why. Never liked popsicles either.


However, if I found a local purveyor, I'd get my wife one and I'd try it. It does seem to be a step or three above boring popsicles.

[sakabatou]

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[AsahinaKimi]

3. Omoshiroi ne!

hahahahahahahaha!! funny.

[datasuspect]

4. shaven asian treat!

wow, looks yummy!