shaved ice cream... The first time I tried shaved ice cream was in Hong Kong around 2 years ago and saying that it impressed me would be an understatement. I literally ate every flavour from different HK dessert shops including one called Tong Bak Fu (糖百府). The dessert is called 雪花冰 in chinese and is basically a mountain of shaved ice that tastes like flaky, crumbly ice cream (no lie)! Check out my friend Janice's blog for a mouth watering review of these shaved ice cream desserts in HK. As you'll see in her epic review, the flavours offered in HK range from Sesame to Green Tea to Chocolate to even Horlicks! They also usually come with flavoured sauce and bubble tea like toppings (jelly, exploding tapioca, etc.).
Lucky for people in Toronto, you can try this crazy dessert out this weekend at the Night It Up! event at Markham Civic Centre, which takes place July 13-15, 2012 (formerly known as Toronto Night Market/ Asian Night Market). A friend of a friend has worked long and hard to bring this delicious dessert to our great city. They have renamed the shaved ice cream dessert as "Igloo Shaved Ice" and will have a booth (L7) at the Night It Up event.The booth will be open Friday 7:00 pm to 12:00 am; Saturday12:00 pm to 12:00 am; and Sunday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Igloo Shaved Ice will be offering these following ice flavours: milk (traditional),strawberry, mango, and coconut. They will also have many toppings for you to choose from: condensed milk; fresh strawberries, mangoes and blueberries; lychee, mango,and green apple jelly; lychee popping bobas; and also sweetened soft red beans,taro, and peanuts. MMM! it really is as delicious as it sounds. Unfortunately, Chocolate is not being offered as a flavour. After eating ~20 of these in a week in HK, I can safely say that Chocolate is hands down the greatest flavour (see picture above!). Once you have experienced the decadence and richness of Chocolate Shaved Ice Cream...mmm.. I can't even finish this sentence while thinking about it!
Lucky for people in Toronto, you can try this crazy dessert out this weekend at the Night It Up! event at Markham Civic Centre, which takes place July 13-15, 2012 (formerly known as Toronto Night Market/ Asian Night Market). A friend of a friend has worked long and hard to bring this delicious dessert to our great city. They have renamed the shaved ice cream dessert as "Igloo Shaved Ice" and will have a booth (L7) at the Night It Up event.The booth will be open Friday 7:00 pm to 12:00 am; Saturday12:00 pm to 12:00 am; and Sunday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Igloo Shaved Ice will be offering these following ice flavours: milk (traditional),strawberry, mango, and coconut. They will also have many toppings for you to choose from: condensed milk; fresh strawberries, mangoes and blueberries; lychee, mango,and green apple jelly; lychee popping bobas; and also sweetened soft red beans,taro, and peanuts. MMM! it really is as delicious as it sounds. Unfortunately, Chocolate is not being offered as a flavour. After eating ~20 of these in a week in HK, I can safely say that Chocolate is hands down the greatest flavour (see picture above!). Once you have experienced the decadence and richness of Chocolate Shaved Ice Cream...mmm.. I can't even finish this sentence while thinking about it!
