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Known as one of the world’s oldest desserts, make it at home or eat its many forms in UAE Dubai-based Japanese expat and coffee shop owner, Sayaka Saboya remembers the time she waited as a child in ...

One of New York City's great summertime treats just got a lot more available with the opening of Bonsai Kakigori right in the heart of the LES party zone. Owned and operated by buddies Gaston ...

Tokyo: In a mountainous area north of Tokyo, a priest blows a conch shell as Yuichiro Yamamoto bows and thanks the nature gods for this year's "good harvest": natural ice. Yamamoto is one of Japan's ...

If there’s a summertime dessert trend that is worth its weight in gold, it’s the unbelievably delicate, fluffy, almost cotton candy-like confection made from pristine blocks of ice. And Tonari in ...

Japan's traditional summer treat, kakigori (shaved ice with syrup), has been making a strong comeback over the last few years: specialist shops have been popping up all over town, regularly attracting ...

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Kakigori is a blank canvas for pastry chefs around the world. Ivan / Getty Images Kakigori might be the best way to end a meal. There are versions of shaved ice from around the world, from piragua in ...