Pat bing soo

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Pat bing soo
Hangul:
팥빙수
Hanja:
Revised Romanization: patbingsu
McCune-Reischauer: patpingsu

Patbingsu or pat bing soo, which can be considered the East Asian snow cone, is a very popular snack/dessert in Korea, especially during the sweltering and humid summer season.

This snack is composed of ice shavings and sweetened red beans (known as 팥, or pat), often topped with ice cream or frozen yogurt, sweetened condensed milk, fruit syrups, various fruits such as strawberries, kiwis, and bananas, small pieces of tteok (rice cake), and cereal flakes.

Bing soos come in different flavors. Among them, green tea and coffee are quite popular.

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