Taiwanese shaved ice台灣刨冰

Taiwanese shaved ice ( Chinese : 刨冰 ; pinyin : bàobīng ), called tsua-Bing ( Chinese : 剉冰 ; Pe̍h-oe-ji : chhoah-peng) in Taiwanese Hokkien , is a type of dessert very common in Taiwan . It is especially popular during the hot summer months there as an inexpensive and Healthy way to enjoy something cool and refreshing.Fresh mango milk ice which is super popular ice cream in Taiwan,Strawberry milk ice and consolidated fruit ice are also very popular.

To create the dessert, a large mound of ice shavings are first placed on a plate. In the past, ice shavings were created by hand, either by using a large mallet to crush ice into fine pieces, using a large freehand blade to shave off ice, or turning a hand-cranked machine to do the same. In modern times, a special machine is used, resulting in ice-shavings which are much finer and thinner than in the past. Some establishments may still produce their ice by hand, and thus the texture varies across the island. To the ice shavings a variety of toppings may be added. In the past, mainly colored syrup was added, in a matter similar to Italian ice. However, today numerous toppings are used, and the syrup is sometimes left out. Fruit toppings for baobing might include strawberries, mangoes, watermelon, and so on.

Various pre-set combinations also exist, including "Eight Treasure Ice" (traditional Chinese: 八寶冰; pinyin: bābǎobīng) whose ingredients will vary from vendor to vendor, but usually include some of the following: taro, red mung beans, green mung beans, yams, sweetened peanuts, almond junket, and grass jelly. These ingredients can also be ordered separately as the customer desires.

Condensed milk is sometimes poured over the baobing as a final touch and to give an added sweetness. This can give it a texture and flavour which is very much like ice cream.
Baobing is similar to other desserts such as Japanese kakigōri, Filipino halo halo, Korean bingsu, Malaysian Ice kacang, and Italian ice or granita.

台灣刨冰，俗稱剉冰，是一種甜品。將冰塊用特殊機器切細後，便可在上面加上不同配料。其中新鮮的芒果牛奶冰是台灣的超人氣冰品，草莓牛奶冰及綜合水果冰也很受歡迎。

配料

依照配料的不同，糖漿之有無，可細分為以下幾類:

糖漿類

• 濃縮果汁：草莓糖漿、哈密瓜糖漿、檸檬糖漿等
• 加入砂糖水、乳酸飲料、咖啡、黑糖、煉奶等佐料之清冰

非糖漿類

• 水果：不加入任何人工色素，僅有新鮮水果
• 四果冰：楊桃、鳳梨、芒果、李鹹（紅肉李），是以傳統古法醃製而成，再淋上糖水，水果。
• 八寶冰：花豆（大紅豆）、小紅豆、綠豆、花生、小湯圓、芋頭、麥角、杏仁豆腐、仙草、蕃薯或芋頭做的「芋圓」、玉米........
• 紅豆煉乳刨冰：在碎冰表面上淋上糖漿、煮軟的紅豆，最後再淋煉乳
• 雪花冰：以黑砂糖糖水代替一般的砂糖糖水、使用牛奶凍結而成的冰塊製作
• 宇治金時：抹茶及紅豆