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Bingsu: a Korean dessert

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I am currently eating this because I probably won't post otherwise. (Well, okay, I was eating it when I started this post.) This is Bingsu: So much is going on in this bowl! The bottom layer is shaved ice with sweetened milk, over that is green tea ice cream, berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries), red adzuki beans covered in sweetened condensed milk, rice mochi pieces, and whipped cream. So, it's creamy but not heavy. This is the fruit and red bean variety, but the place I got it from also has a mixed berry variety and an Oreo cookie variety. Oreo might be too sweet for this. I liked the tartness of the berries to offset some of the sweetness. Honestly, it would probably be great with the shaved creamy ice, red beans, and sweetened condensed milk. The red beans were almost cake-like I guess. If you have had a variety of things with red beans, maybe you'll understand what I'm trying to say. I don't know that I've written much about Korean f...