Get a Taste of Kakigori, Typical Japanese Shaved Ice Cream

TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – Having a cup of ice cream during a hottest day of summer, or even th oldest day of rainy season will be a nice thing to have. What about having a cup of Kakigori, a typical Japanese shaved ice cream which has become a popular dessert recently.

Kakigori is a mere shaved ice cream with a touch of syrup like chocolate or any kind of syrup. To top it off the ice cream will be  covered with some fruit slices. This make the ice cream taste more refreshing and special.

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Typical Japanese shaved ice cream. (Photo: Instagram Kinjo Bali)

Back then, Kakigori was made conventionally when there was no ice shaver. They shave they ice using knife and collected it on a bowl. They even use some sap of certain plants like hydrangea and ivy as the syrup. 

In 1100's Kakigori was only served for the royal family. And in 1900's the modern day Kakigori which could be enjoyed by all community were created. They started to use more variety of syrup such as those made of honey, matcha, condensed milk, or orange.

Orange syrup or orange juice and kiwi slices were the famous old taste of Kakigori. As in modern days, chocolate and matcha flavor with tons of fruit slices on top of it  become the most famous of all. Yet, some people still love the classic taste.

As for now, you could find Kakigori in some Japanese-style restaurant and café. For those fancy restaurant some times they will serve this shave dice cream with a taste of alcohol or wine.

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