Korean Dessert, Pat Bing Su!

South Korea,

all over the country,

And who says its too late to have some tasty summer dessert! I was not going to let the summer end before I try out some of my favorite Korean summer dessert, Pat-bing su (팥빙수)! The simple recipe is that its shaved ice with red bean and additional topping. Now the general topping would be some fruit, nuts, ice cream, or even some chewy rice cake. But Koreans have begin to add some new taste into this mix. And here are some of the new ones that I have tried and simply loved!

1. Green tea Pat-bing Su (녹차 빙수)

Here is the second typical kind. Red bean with green tea flavored ice cream. As you see the bowel seems small but its full of both cold, sweet, and chewy parts that will fill your mouth with happiness.

2. Dae-chu Pat-bing su (대추 팥빙수)

Now, so here is something different! Pat-bing su mixed with Dae-chu, chewy rice cake and nuts. Daechu, so called Chinese date or jujube, is a Koreans favorite traditional ingredient used to cook food or dessert. Its often used in making meals or even rice cakes, but putting that dates in an ice creamy dessert! The initial thought of putting these dates (as you see below) was rather odd, but the taste was quite rewarding! The dates are usually chewy, but the ones inside this ice dessert were dried and crispy that it countered the cold and creamy taste of the red bean and ice shave dessert!

Dae Chu
South Korea

3. Black Bean Pat-bing Su (검은콩팥빙수)

So I told you that this dessert usually comes with Red Bean. Wouldn't it be too much to add black bean too? No! This one in particular also added some rice cake and different kinds of nuts under the red bean and shaved ice that made its combination just yummy! I, myself, being a rice cake and traditional flavor lover was in love immediately. I know the weather is getting cooler, but I think I can tackle this one again any time. It was simply the best!

4. Green Tea Pat-bing Su (녹차 빙수)

Another kind of Green Tea flavor. But this one in particular was unique not because of its full greenness but its full green pure taste! This was one of the rare kinds that used not green tea powder on the ice but actually had the green tea taste inside the ice. Even the ice cream was more creamy and milky. Simple but tasty! No wonder this place is famous.

5. And other kinds,

I forgot the name of this one but this one also was unique in its way of adding Korean traditional rice flavor, so called Missugaru (미숫가루). It was pretty filling as usual.