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Here’s Where You Can Have Bingsu in Lebanon
The first thing Duolingo teaches you when you’re learning Korean is how to order bingsu. What is bingsu, you might ask?
It’s a Korean shaved-ice dessert made with finely shaved milk ice that has a soft, snow-like texture. It’s usually topped with fruit, sweet sauces, ice cream, and other treats, making it a little different from your usual scoop of ice cream. You can actually try it for yourself at Bingsu, a dessert spot in Kaslik.
Tapping into Lebanese nostalgia
If you show this to your Lebanese parents, especially if they were raised bel jabal, they’re going to tell you that we technically have bingsu during the winter. It’s actually every day3a’s favorite winter treat, and it’s called ya2sama. It’s basically the equivalent of a snow cone. People would scoop up the soft snow and take it home to enjoy it with a squeeze of lemon.
Bingsu takes it a bit further by offering a bunch of flavors and toppings for you to choose from.
What’s on the menu?
The signature menu has plenty to choose from. First timers can ask their staff for recommendations, but we’ve got a few options you could go for. The Pistachio Snow Mountain comes with pistachio ice cream, crunchy kataifi, and pistachio cream, while the Lotus Avalanche piles on Lotus cheesecake bites, Biscoff biscuits, and Lotus drizzle.
If you’re more of a chocolate person, The Fudgy Brownie comes loaded with brownie chunks and chocolate sauce. If you prefer fruity desserts, the Mango Passion Fruit mixes mango ice cream and frozen mango cubes with passion fruit sauce and coconut flakes.
And if shaved ice isn’t your thing, don’t write this place off just yet. You can also try a few of their drinks, like Dalgona Coffee, Strawberry Cheesecake, and Banoffee. You’ll find Bingsu on Boulevard in Kaslik, open Monday to Saturday from 4 PM to midnight and Sunday from noon to midnight.
For more information, make sure to check out their Instagram.
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