At every outdoor summer event, we’re always on the lookout for the snow cone guy and his little cart with an ice shaver and sweet, colorful syrups. All you really need to do is follow the line of cherry, orange and lime-stained faces. There will always be a place in our hearts for the basic snow cone but a very grown-up Asian-style shaved snow ice is quickly becoming the new froyo. Or, as Vogue recently declared, the new cronut. International Food & Restaurant Consultants Baum + Whiteman’s 2015 trend report predicts that “shaved ice desserts” will become a buzzword this year and they’re on Zagat’s radar too. Just wait, there’s going to be a gourmet Taiwanese snow ice shop opening near you before you know it.
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