From bingsu to sashimi, popularity of cup foods going strong in South Korea


The trending "bingsu in a cup" comes with frozen milk, sweetened red beans, rice cakes, syrup and a chunk of shaved ice. - The Korea Herald/ANN

SEOUL: With the seasons changing, a new “bingsu in a cup” trend is gaining popularity among young Koreans gearing up to survive the infamously humid and hot summer.

Offered mostly by low-priced coffee joints like Mega Coffee, Compose Coffee and Ediya Coffee, the novelty dish packs all the regular features of the snack in a plastic cup usually used for drinks: frozen milk or cream, sweetened red beans, bite-sized rice cakes, syrup of your choosing, and of course, the chunk of shaved ice that makes it one of the most popular summertime snacks here.

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