Craving for a refreshing dessert to quench your thirst and satisfy your sweet tooth? Perhaps these uniquely decorated and delicious shaved ice garnished with a varietal of colourful toppings and syrups will be just ticket for you…
1. Japnese Kakigori
Kakigori is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener. Its texture is famously light and fluffy despite the heavy toppings, usually condensed milk and fruits, that decorate this ball-shaped dessert.
Where to go: Shari Shari Kakigori House, Causeway Bay
2. Korean Bingsu
A growing popularity in the city is the Korean style shaved ice bingsu. Like Kakigori, they are usually topped with condensed milk and fruit syrup and red beans or fresh fruit. A popular addition is also to have cacao, green tea or bean powder dusted on top of the ice for an added texture to contrast the lightness of the ice and sticky toppings.
Where to go: Baekmidang, Tsim Sha Tsui
3. Hong Kong Bing Sha
If you take a trip to one of the few remaining ‘bing sutt’ (ice room) shops across Hong Kong to refresh yourself with a cold drink or dessert, you will find many of the city’s unique flavours. Hong Kong-style shaved ice, for example, unlike the rest on this list features the addition of the round and chewy taro balls on top of red beans, fruits, syrups and condensed milk.
Where to go: Cheung Chau Bing Sutt, Cheung Chau
4. Malaysian /Indonesian Cendol
Cendol is an iced sweet dessert commonly found in Malaysia and Indonesia. For those who enjoy a combination of textures, this dessert, which also comes in a beverage form, features a mixture of shaved ice, palm sugar syrup, palm seed, green rice four jelly and coconut milk.
Where to go: Bibi & Baba, Wan Chai
5. Thai Namkhaeng sai
Unique to the list is this Thai-style shaved ice dessert Namkhaeng Sai. Its toppings, which consists of a variety of Thai staples such as young coconut, black sticky rice, chestnuts, sweetened taro, red beans, cheng-sim-ee (and more) are all mixed at the bottom before being topped with ice and coconut milk. A refreshing and tropical dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth.
Where to go: ChaTraMue, Causeway Bay
6. Filipino Halo-halo
If you’re looking for the ultimate summer dessert, this popular Filipino dessert will go above and beyond to fix your sweet cravings. Although more crushed ice than shaved ice, this dessert-platter-in-a-cup overloads with a combination of toppings from ube, sweetened beans, coconut strips, sago, gulaman (agar), boiled taro and flan, to name just a few. Easy to miss, this tropical dessert is not so commonly found around Hong Kong, except in a few hidden away Filipino stores and restaurants
Where to go: Little Wanchai Filipino Store, Pui O, Lantau Island
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