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‘Patbingsu’ (팥빙수): South Korea’s Dessert and Guilty Pleasure Posted by 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…

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