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Bingsu is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert topped with sweet ingredients such as chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, or red beans. Its roots trace to the Joseon period, when crushed ice desserts made with fruit were distributed from ancient Korean ice storage facilities called seokbinggo. The most popular variety, patbingsu, is named for its main topping of sweetened red beans. Traditional preparation shaved natural ice with simple plane-like tools; today electric ice shavers are standard, and many modern versions freeze milk itself rather than shaving plain water ice. Ingredients introduced after the Korean War, including condensed milk, chocolate, cereal, ice cream and whipped cream, have expanded the range of toppings available. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Dessert 1
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Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Korea 2
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1. Bingsu (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    Bingsu has similar origins to sorbet, with fruit- and milk-flavored ice-based confectionary documented as far back as 400 BCE.
  • Introduction
    Bingsu (Korean: 빙수; lit. 'ice water'), sometimes written as bingsoo, is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans. The most common variety is patbingsu (Korean: 팥빙수, lit. 'red bean frozen water'), topped with sweet red beans. The main ingredient of bingsu was natural ice in the past, but later, artificial ice was produced, and high-quality sweeteners were developed.
  • Introduction
    Bingsu (Korean: 빙수; lit. 'ice water'), sometimes written as bingsoo, is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans.
  • In Cuisine: Korean Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Bingsu (Korean: 빙수; lit. 'ice water'), sometimes written as bingsoo, is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans.
  • Uses Ingredient: Condensed Milk, Lead section
    milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans
  • Uses Ingredient: Milk, Lead section
    milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans
  • In Group: Shaved Ice and Frozen Desserts, Lead paragraph
    Bingsu (Korean: 빙수; lit. 'ice water'), sometimes written as bingsoo, is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans.
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2. Bingsu (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Korea
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