Looking for refreshing alternatives? Then you
will love bingsu for a change. Bingsu is a Korean style dessert made
of shaved ice and sweet toppings ranging from fruits, red beans, and mocha
(rice cake) balls.
With the onset of Kpop as an international phenomenon, it is no surprise that food and desserts will also follow. I cannot exactly say that bingsu is a one of a kind dessert since most oriental desserts coming from Taiwan, China and Hongkong just to name a few, also makes use of shaved ice with fruits as part of sweet selections. However, one still cannot help but try how bingsu differentiates itself from its eastern contemporaries.
Bingsu Number 1: Injealmee Bingsu / Snowflakes
Visual: Looks like a Grain Field with its brown color spreading across the entire expanse of white ice. Actually, it looks more like a Mountain of Grains as it is shaped in a slope with giant pebbles littering the surface.
With the onset of Kpop as an international phenomenon, it is no surprise that food and desserts will also follow. I cannot exactly say that bingsu is a one of a kind dessert since most oriental desserts coming from Taiwan, China and Hongkong just to name a few, also makes use of shaved ice with fruits as part of sweet selections. However, one still cannot help but try how bingsu differentiates itself from its eastern contemporaries.
Bingsu Number 1: Injealmee Bingsu / Snowflakes
Visual: Looks like a Grain Field with its brown color spreading across the entire expanse of white ice. Actually, it looks more like a Mountain of Grains as it is shaped in a slope with giant pebbles littering the surface.
Taste: Perfect blend of ice and milk which are the two main ingredients that define a good bingsu. Soft ice that is fine enough to absorb the flavors of the milk and the sweet toppings surrounding it. For Injealmee which translates to rice cake or mochi if you are more familiar with the Japanese term, gives it a sweet lingering impression that literally lasts in your mouth as you chew the sticky substance and savor it with the milk flavored shaved ice. The brown bean powder adds special value to the shaved ice coating it with a different texture that gives an illusion of sweetness when it is just actually flavorful. The almond strips while do not provide significant contribution to the overall taste, adds meaning to the visual appeal of the treat. Without these oval almond thins, I highly doubt that Injealmee Snowflakes would attract as much attention.
Bingsu Number 2: Milki Bingsu/ Snowflakes
Visual: Snow White at its best. Temptress to the touch---Soft, white, smooth and everything you can ask for in a perfect caress.
Taste: Classic Bingsu. If it is your first time to try on a bingsu, then this is the recommended choice for you. It literally is flavored snow topped with red bean paste and mochi balls. It is just that---Plain and Classic.
While the taste is already perfect. It has all the qualities that one can expect from a bingsu. Bing's Fong should find a way to differentiate itself not just with other bingsu cafes but also with other oriental desserts with the same concept.
Bing! Drop Everything, it's time for Bingsu. Comments? Suggestions? Don't hesitate to share them in the
comment box below.
Treat yourself to more of this sweet ice treat by visiting also Sweet Run 3, part 2 of the Bing's Fong series.
Treat yourself to more of this sweet ice treat by visiting also Sweet Run 3, part 2 of the Bing's Fong series.
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