By It cannot get any more summer in a bowl than this. Let me introduce my old time favorite summer eating since childhood. Korean style shaved ice. It’s called potbingsoo (pot-bing-soo) which translates to “red bean shaved ice”. Traditional potbingsoo is always topped with cauldron-cooked red beans and has mochi (sticky rice cake). The ones I used to have as a child also had fresh fruit and gummy candies.
These days, one bowl is usually big enough that two people can share one. But like I said it’s my old time favorite and I don’t share my Korean shaved ice. 😋 Truth to be told.
Here is a potbingsoo from the Korean health spa I frequent. It has shaved ice, watermelon, honeydew melon, strawberries, banana, red bean and mochi.
It’s good but I recently visited Okumong where potbingsoon is their main item. I discovered a new world of potbingsoo. Here is OG Snow Bowl with Red Bean. I couldn’t try it because it has milk but my friend with sweet tooth loved it. Red bean is also inside.
This one is Green Snow Bowl with Red Bean. It’s a green tea shaved ice and it was good.
I saved the best for last. BLACK SNOW BOWL WITH RED BEAN. Yes, this one needs all CAPS. It’s that good!! It’s a black sesame shaved ice. I couldn’t stop thinking about it for next two days.
What is your favorite summer food?
Hiking Girl with Dog 
Oh my they look amazing!!
Oh wow, I’d never heard of potbingsoo before. Looks amazing. I will be looking for Korean food eateries in Australia to see if they offer them on the menu! 🙂
I think you will be able to find it in Australia. It might be spelled this way as well – Patbingsu. I hope you get to try!
Ice and beans is definitely a combination I have never tried before. I’ll have to try it if I come across it now that I know about it:)