Korean summer dessert: Pat-bing-su

in #food7 years ago

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It's early summer in Korea.

Every country has different dessert.
In Korea, we also have some.

This dessert above is one of our summer dessert, called

Pat-bing-su

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Pat is red bean in korean.
Bing literally means ice, and Su is water.

Bing-su (氷水), however, means, shaved Ice with Sweetened Red Beans.

I used to love Pat-bing-su and enjoy a lot in summer time, but I don't often these days.

Because I try to drink and eat warm drinks and food.
I am still tempted sometimes then I go to cafeterias for it. :)

We even have cafes specialized in various bing-sus such as Seolbing.

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What I like about this dessert is that
you can add anything to it.

Cookies, chocolate, jellies ... whatever you name it!

For vegitarians,
you can put soy-milk instead of milk.

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Hope you have a chance to try this special dessert someday :)


Patbingsu (팥빙수, sometimes anglicized as patbingsoo, literally "red beans shaved ice") is a popular Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans. (wikipedia)