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SHAVED ICE

A FAVORITE summer treat in Japan, for young and old alike, is a dish of shaved ice over which has been poured an extremely sweet syrup. The result is a sort of defrosted popsicle. The syrup comes in several flavors including strawberry, lemon, grape, orange and melon. Even sweet bean paste, a staple for Japanese cakes and confectionary, is found on the shaved ice menu.

The hot and humid Japanese summers make understandable the popularity of this dish. In the countryside the shaving process may be done by a hand scraper but more familiar is the iron machine with a large turning wheel.

The character on the shop curtain denotes an ice shop and there are so many in the summertime that it is one Japanese character that is easily recognized and learned by foreigners.

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