New York City Street Food - Shaved Snow Ice Dessert

Shaved snow served by Wooly s. "Shaved snow is a hybrid between shaved ice and ice cream. By taking a block of ice made with low-fat milk, flavors are infused into the blocks before it is frozen, and then shave it very fine to create a texture similar to fresh fallen snow." Flavors available are Original Leche, Coffee, and Melon. Optional toppings include Strawberry, Blueberry, Coconut Flakes, Mochi, Pocky Sticks, Cookies n Cream, Graham Cracker Crumble, Captain Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, Corn Flakes, Sea Salt Leche, Chocolate Drizzle, Whipped Cream, and Strawberry Cream. "Snow ice"—cream, milk, water, sugar and fruit, frozen and then shaved and served in cones—is popular in Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia and making inroads into the United States. Brazil - Raspadinha Bangladesh - Gola Colombia - Raspado Costa Rica - Copos and also called Granizado Cuba - Granizados Dominican Republic - Frío Frío and also in some parts of the country they are called Yun Yun El Salvador - Minuta France - Granite Hawaïen Guatemala - Granizada but in other parts of the country they are also called Raspado Guyana - Crush Ice or Snow Cone and are topped with condensed milk. Haïti - Fresco Italy - Granita, Grattachecca India - Chuski Taiwan - Baobing There is also a version known as snow flake ice which uses shaved frozen milk and other flavors. Japan - Kakigori Korea - Patbingsu Mexico - Raspado, Yuki (only in northern Mexico) Nicaragua - Raspado Peru - Raspadilla Philippines - Halo halo Puerto Rico - Piragua Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia - Ais/Es kacang Pakistan, Baraf ka Gola Panama - Raspao, often topped with sweetened condensed milk Suriname - Schaafijs Thailand - Nam khaeng sai English and French Caribbean islands - Snowball Colombia - Raspado or Cholado USA - Shaved Ice Honduras - Minuta, often topped with sweetened condensed milk Mauritius - Glaçon Rapé Venezuela - Cepillados or Raspados, sweetened with fruit juice, artificial flavors and condensed milk In Hawaii, "shave ice" is similar to snowballs, and is sold in cone-shaped paper cups. "Rainbow," a popular flavor, consists of three colors of syrup chosen usually for their color rather than their taste compatibility. Commonly, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or sweetened azuki beans is first added to the bottom of the cup and is capped with condensed milk. Vendors in Texas and northern Mexico serve finely shaved ice desserts. Called a raspa, they are usually sold from a roadside stand or trailer. They come in many flavors, including leche (milk and cinnamon) and picosito (the Spanish word for spicy made with lemon and chili powder.) The dessert ais kacang served in Malaysia and Singapore is another form of shaved ice. Ais kacang was originally served with red beans but now includes various fruits and other sweet toppings. In Japan they are known as kakigori, and in India it is called a "gola" and usually served on popsicle sticks. In Britain the term snow cone has been used for a standard ice cream cone topped with (usually vanilla) ice cream, hence the term snow cone. In Perú this dessert is called Raspadilla, which is served in cups along with a spoon and/or a straw. It consists in ground ice which is thick and topped with juices of different flavors that can be combined, regularly the most common flavors are pineapple and strawberry juices but it can also be served with berries juice, passion fruit juice (maracuya), chicha morada (purple corn juice), and in some cases but uncommon it can be topped with condensed milk or yogurt. Its very popular in the beaches during summertime, but it also is consumed in the towns and the cities as well. It is sold in carts spread around some streets and avenues of the city, being prepared at the moment (some of them grind the ice in a block with a device or some spoon with a blade like razor in one end, others yet hace the ice already ground stored in a coolerbox) but all of them serve the portion of ice in the cup in front of the customer and then ask which flavor of juice would be poured on top of the ice, then they put a spoon and the straw. Kala Khatta is a syrup made from the jambul fruit in India and some other parts of South Asia. It is primarily used as a flavoring for Indian ice lollipops or popsicles, sold as street food. Crushed ice is formed into a lump by hand and mounted on a stick to make the lollipop. Kala khatta syrup and seasonings such as salt and pepper are then poured on the lollipop.