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Tokyo's coolest kakigori

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 10 months ago

Summer is in full swing, time for kakigori!

Japan's traditional summer treat, kakigori (shaved ice with syrup), made a strong comeback last year: specialist shops started popping up all over town, regularly attracting queues that bordered on the ridiculous. The trend shows absolutely no signs of slowing down in 2015 - on the contrary, the spring opening of a certain Taiwanese import saw some Tokyoites wait up to six hours (?!)

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0 | #11395 by  banzaitokyo | 9 years, 9 months ago

I've never had shaved ice but I've heard that it's a specialty in Hawaii! This dessert looks quite delicious :D


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0 | #11396 by  Yubi | 9 years, 9 months ago

It could have come here from Hawaii, or taken to Hawaii by the Japanese. Kakigori come in a wide range of flavours, colors and even designs!


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