The Shaved Ice Shop

...has a booth at the Hester Street Fair. For $5 you get a healthy portion of fluffy shaved ice with your choice of 3 toppings (I chose watermelon, mango and salted caramel corn) and your choice of Mango Sorbet or Green Tea Ice Cream (I kept with the mango theme). Delicious.

Ever since I visited Honolulu I have been a shaved ice fan and now I can quench my craving back home in NY!

People's Pops

"A" and I stopped by NYC's Chelsea Market on Ninth Avenue for a little dessert. "A" had an ice cream sandwich from Jacques Torres ($5.50) and I had a shaved ice with Sweet Plum and Sour Cherry syrup from People's Pops ($2.50). Both were very good.

Shaved Ice

Several years ago I was fortunate to visit Honolulu. While there I fell in love with Mr. Morimoto's shaved ice and have been looking for suitable substitute ever since. I think I have finally found something comparable that offers the combination of finely shaved ice, red beans and ice cream.

In NYC's Koreatown on West 32nd Street is Koryodang - a modern cafe that offers shaved ice with red bean for $8.99. This is a shaved ice version of a sundae that is big enough to share between 2-3 people. The foundation is fluffy shaved ice layered with red beans and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, enrobed with various diced fruits such as kiwi, peaches and strawberries, and topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. The consensus is to mix it all up before eating, but the presentation is way to pretty to do so.

4 other shaved ice versions are offered as well as bubble tea, bubble slush, waffles, crepes, various pastries and coffee.