Patbingsu
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| Patbingsu | |
|---|---|
 Patbingsu and nokcha bingsu (green tea bingsu). |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 팥빙수 |
| Hanja | 팥氷水 |
| Revised Romanization | patbingsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | p'atpingsu |
Patbingsu or patbingsoo is a very popular snack/dessert in South Korea, especially during the sweltering and humid summer season.[1]
This snack originally began as ice shavings and sweetened azuki beans (known as pat, 팥).[2] It was sold by street vendors. In contemporary culture, it has become a very elaborate summer dessert, often topped with ice cream or frozen yogurt, sweetened condensed milk, fruit syrups, various fruits such as strawberries, kiwifruit, and bananas, small pieces of tteok (rice cake), chewy jelly bits, and cereal flakes.[3]
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[edit] Variations
Bingsu are available in different flavors. Green tea and coffee are popular varieties.[4] For the summer 2007 season, Starbucks Korea released a frappuccino inspired by patbingsu.[5]
[edit] Availability
Patbingsu is a summer specialty item found on the menus of most fast food restaurants in South Korea. KFC, McDonald's, Lotteria, and Burger King usually carry patbingsu on their menus from May to September. The ice cream/yogurt chains Pinkberry and Red Mango carry it year round.
Patbingsu is also a very popular dessert at cafés in Los Angeles' Koreatown.[6]
[edit] Eating
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Fans of patbingsu have different methods of eating. Some are "mixers" and immediately mix all the toppings into the base of ice and pat before eating. Others are serial eaters, eating each topping in succession. There is also a hybrid style where one starts as a serial eater and then after sampling each topping, the eater mixes the remaining toppings.
[edit] Gallery
 Lotteria offers an elaborate version with ice cream |
 A yogurt bingsu from the popular Korean Red Mango chain |
 Typical ready-made ingredients |
[edit] See also
- Ais kacang
- Red bean ice
- Halo halo
- Kakigori
- Piragua—Puerto Rican frozen treat.
[edit] References
- ^ Koo Hee-ryung (23 August 2008). "Authentic patbingsu is a rare find". JoongAng Daily. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2893988. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "팥빙수" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?&masterno=775651&contentno=775651.
- ^ Park Soo-mee (31 May 2008). "Love it or hate it: Antarctica gets under chef s skin". JoongAng Daily. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2890518. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Lee Ji-yoon (7 July 2008). "Korea's cold summer taste - naengmyeon and patbingsu". The Korean Culture and Information Service. http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20080707006. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Starbucks Korea's red bean drink goes global
- ^ A game of top this in frozen yogurt wars - Los Angeles Times
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