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‘Patbingsu’ (팥빙수): South Korea’s Dessert and Guilty Pleasure Posted by Tony Kitchen on Jul 31, 2015
With the monsoon season finishing, and as South Korea reaches high temperatures, the way most choose to cool down with a dessert is by sharing a bowl of patbingsu (팥빙수). In it’s primitive form, patbingsu is red beans with shaved ice. Pat (팟) was once a luxurious snack item, and as South Korea moved from…
Korean Desserts for the Holidays Posted by Ginny on Dec 19, 2008
I should preface this blog post by mentioning that not all Koreans celebrate Christmas. Some Koreans happen to be Buddhists and so Christmas isn’t really a holiday that they can identify with. Some Koreans are Christians, but they tend to observe Christmas in a low key fashion. For example, on Christmas Eve some Christian Koreans…