Kakigori

Kakigori is a Japanese shaved ice dessert made by flavoring shaved ice with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk. References to the dish reach back into the aristocratic past of Japan, but it only became widely available to the general public in the 19th century as ice production expanded; the first dedicated kakigori shop is believed to have opened in Yokohama in 1869. Traditionally the ice is shaved from pure ice blocks with a hand cranked machine, though electric shavers are now standard, producing a smoother, fluffier texture than a snow cone, closer to fresh fallen snow, and eaten with a spoon; a well known variant, shirokuma, is topped with fruit, mochi and sweet bean paste. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/