What it is, is a bowl of ice shavings patted into a ball, slathered with syrup for taste. Very easy to make and so satisfying in humid weather.
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| Ice ball seller pouring the syrup on. Check out the ice shaving machine. |
I had my first taste a couple of months ago when I was in Penang for a holiday. Check out my mango flavoured ice ball. To eat, suck or bite into the ice (obviously). They've included a wooden skewer, I think, for dainty eaters.
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| Mango Flavoured Ice Ball |
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| Crunch..crunch! |
Today, shaved ice is a more complex dessert with tons of topping varieties ranging from ice cream, nuts, fruit, jellies to whatever one fancies. But simplicity works best when the day is too hot to make much of an effort.
This looks incredibly refreshing, Sharon - I can remember *slush puppies* when I was a kid in the 70's - styrofoam cups of flavoured ice - the cherry flavour was blue in colour and dead popular because we all thought blue tongues were a fashion statement ;-)
ReplyDeleteI have seen something similar here but have never tried it ..not yet. Oh my, am I too old for one? ;)
DeleteVery true. Our summers can be so hot and humid...will try this! Looks so refreshing. It's just that our days are getting a little bit cooler now so no more iced stuff till March probably.
ReplyDeleteIt's summer all year for us. I wonder if I can pull off the same without an ice machine. Will need to explore further :)
Deletecool! i have never tried that before.
ReplyDeleteCool - very apt! ^.^
DeleteWow, you still have that in M'sia? Haven't had that in the longest years..........
ReplyDeleteI know of only two places and it's both located in Penang! ..lol ^.^
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