Bici bici

Bici bici, also written bicibici muhallebisi, is a Turkish dessert described as very light and typical of southern Turkey and the Mediterranean region, especially the provinces of Adana and Mersin, where it is eaten mostly in summer. It is made from crushed ice, starch and syrup. The starch is cooked in water, left to cool in a tray and chopped into pieces, and this part is called bici. It is then flavored with syrup, usually rose flavored, draped over ice and finished with sugar on top. The ice must be ground fine enough to melt at once in the mouth without chewing. The name comes from the sound the starch makes when it is squeezed between the fingers.