Ice Desserts Around the World: Food + Cooking : gourmet.com

Food + Cooking

Published in Gourmet Live 08.22.12

Snow cone, granita, granizada, raspao—no matter what you call it, shave ice is a ubiquitous sweet reinvented on nearly every corner of the Earth

By Kelly Senyei

From the streets of India to the hillside paths of Guatemala, shave ice takes on new life—and new garnishes—as a universal delight in the world's frozen-dessert scene. Take a visual tour of a few of our icy favorites and discover how the story of a country's cuisine is often told through the toppings.

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Ice Treat: Granizada Country of Origin: Guatemala Description: A granizada, which in Spanish means "hailstorm," is a Guatemalan dessert traditionally sold by street vendors. While similar in consistency to an American snow cone, granizadas are made of shaved or crushed ice topped with fruit syrups, cooked fruit, condensed milk, nuts, spices, and even ground chiles. The granizada pictured above was drizzled with fruit syrup and topped with chunks of cooked pineapple. PHOTO: SARA BONISTEEL

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