 A plate of Tshuah-ping with strawberries and condensed milk | |
| Type | Shaved ice |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Taiwan |
| Region or state | East andSoutheast Asia |
| Main ingredients | Shaved ice, syrup, fruit |
Chhoah-peng (Taiwanese Hokkien: 礤冰 or 剉冰;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:chhoah-peng)[1] orTsua bing, also known asBaobing (Chinese:刨冰;pinyin:bàobīng) in Mandarin, is ashaved ice dessert introduced toTaiwan under Japanese rule,[2] and then spread from Taiwan toGreater China and countries with large regionalOverseas Chinese populations such asMalaysia andSingapore.[3][4][5] It is especially popular inTaiwan where the dish has a variation calledxuehua bing (雪花冰), in which the ice is not made out of water but milk.[citation needed]
The dessert consists of a large mound of ice shavings with various toppings on top. A wide variety of toppings exist, but the most common ones include sugar water,condensed milk,adzuki beans,mung beans, andtapioca balls. Fruit are also used according to the season.[6]Mango baobing is typically only available in the summer, whilestrawberry baobing is available in the winter. Traditionally, these shavings were created by hand using a large mallet to crush ice or a blade to shave ice. Now, most stores use machines, which result in finer, thinner ice shavings.[citation needed]
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