Ice powder

No ice powder is not summer, passers-by hold ice powder in their hands and eat while walking, which is one of the street scenes in Chengdu. The ice powder sold in the street shops is definitely more luxurious than the chain Sichuan-style hot pot restaurants across the country, often with nearly ten kinds of small ingredients such as small rice balls, sesame seeds, raisins, diced hawthorn, watermelon, rose petals, etc., and the richness can be compared to the mung bean soup in Suzhou. The exquisite stalls with small ingredients pay attention to the coordination of taste and texture, and make a simple menu, all kinds of flavors are clear at a glance, which is convenient for customers to choose. The boss put the crushed ice, ice powder, and small ingredients into bowls one by one, the color is fresh and pleasant, and you have an appetite just by looking at it. This is not enough, the soul of ice powder lies in the last big spoon of brown sugar water, the color becomes quite gorgeous, and every bite has the sweetness of brown sugar.

The ingredients of the ice powder are made in advance, as long as they are clean and fresh, the taste will not be bad. Savvy diners are very interested in the tasteless and transparent ice powder, which plays a decisive role in the taste. Traditional ice powder is made by hand-kneading ice seeds (scientific name "false sour pulp", herbs, raw materials for making ice powder) into a pulp, and then condensing it, similar to tofu, which will melt after a long time at room temperature. In order to save manpower, most businesses prefer to use instant ice powder powder, or use gelatin powder and gelatin tablets to assist in coagulation, and the taste is not as smart as hand-rubbed ice powder. Therefore, when you occasionally see the word "hand rubbing" on the store logo of a street stall or takeaway website, you might as well give it a try, the price is more expensive, about 12 yuan a piece. Of course, if you deliberately run all over the city for a bowl of handmade ice powder, you will be too persistent, if it is just to relieve the heat and relieve the greasy, it is enough to buy a bowl of ordinary tasting.

Hot pot restaurants and restaurants often sell a simple version of ice powder, with brown sugar, without other condiments, and it is also delicious after being chilled.

 

Recommended stores

Brother Yang sange the old ice powder with his hands

Business District: Chunxi Road/Taikoo Li

Price: 10 yuan

Address: Itinerant vendors, mainly in front of No. 1 and No. 3 Dongsheng Street

Phone: ——

Business hours:——

 

Sweetheart is idle

Business District: Chunxi Road/Taikoo Li

Price: 13 yuan

Address: No. 65, Lower East Street, East Street (diagonally opposite Ping An Financial Center)

Phone:——

Business hours: 12:30-23:00