Korea has 4 seasons. In the summer, the weather is incredibly hot and humid. Luckily, Koreans eat a delicious dessert called "bingsu" to keep cool. Bingsu typically consists of shaved ice, one scoop of ice cream, some kind of fruit, red bean, and rice cake. A really popular chain of bingsu restaurants sprung up in my city (Daejeon) this year called "Seol-Bing". I really like their bingsu!!!
Yesterday I tried blueberry cheesecake bingsu and mango yuja (yuja is like citron) bingsu. As you can see, they are enormous and are meant to be shared.
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| Blueberry Cheesecake Bingsu |
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| Mango Yuja Bingsu |
They were absolutely delicious and very refreshing too!
When my parents came to visit me in Korea last summer, they really loved bingsu. My mom and I would only eat one meal a day and then go out for bingsu to cool off!
This past visit back in Minnesota, my family and I tried to recreate our own version of bingsu.
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| Do-it-Yourself Bingsu with a hand-crank ice shaver, coconut milk, fruit, and red bean |
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| Daddy was quite thrilled to eat some bingsu! |
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Mama and Daddy sharing their bingsu! Aren't they adorable?
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Love, Erica
