SOSOSO KAKIGORI, a Japanese-style shaved ice shop in Sheung Wan, focuses on super giant shaved ice mountains- METRODAILY

2023-06-10 05:00:00

The hot summer is the time to eat cold desserts. Sometimes if you want to change your taste, you may choose Japanese-style shaved ice. A newly opened Japanese-style shaved ice shop on Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan. In addition to introducing giant shaved ice, Hong Kong-style elements are also added to the tradition, so that everyone can enjoy a different layer of taste while cooling off.

The ice cubes used for shaved ice are made from Japanese water.

Since different water quality will affect the taste of the shaved ice, the owner revealed that the ice cubes are made from Kumamoto Aso water, and then used for shaved desserts and fruit juice ice cubes. The shaved ice will be finer and denser. The main shaved ice has 8 flavors. Most of the ingredients are provided by familiar suppliers. In addition, the Japanese prefectural government supports them, so that fresh fruits and ingredients can be sent directly to Hong Kong quickly. The fruit-flavored shaved ice is squeezed into juice from fresh fruit, and then poured onto the surface of the shaved ice. You can also eat kiwi seeds while eating the shaved ice, which is definitely the real thing.

The ginger juice and golden lemon juice used in the juice are shipped from Japan to Hong Kong.

Watermelon Shaved Ice ($95) is squeezed from watermelon pulp, topped with Okinawa sea salt cheese milk cap, sweetsaltyThe taste is interesting, and it is decorated with chocolate crumbs as watermelon seeds.

Traditional Japanese shaved ice is mostly eaten at festivals and snack bars. The purpose is to refresh everyone, so the portion is relatively small and syrup is used instead of fruit juice. However, the owner hopes to bring a new impact, so he has enriched the layers and portions of the shaved ice, and even added different Hong Kong-style ingredients such as popcorn, konjac, and thick cheese milk caps to each layer of shaved ice with different flavors. It is also an innovative approach to allow everyone to taste different tastes and surprises.

The popping beads of the golden lemon shaved ice are Yakult flavor.

The most special is the Uji green tea white jade shaved ice. Like other fruit juice flavors, the green tea poured onto the shaved ice is steeped with Kyoto Uji green tea, and then white jade is added to the milk cap, and Hokkaido Tokachi red beans are added inside. The rich ingredients make everyone satisfied .

Uji Green Tea White Jade Shaved Ice ($95) The white jade smoky taste is very popular among girls, and the taste of Uji green tea is strong and prominent.

Okinawa Golden Lemon Shaved Ice ($95) is made with golden lemon juice. The sour taste is most suitable for summer. Yakult-flavored popcorn and konjac are added for a full-bodied taste.

In addition to shaved ice, fruit juices are also recommended by the owner, especially Okinawa Lemon Mint Soda and Okinawa Brown Sugar Ginger Lemon Soda. Both brown sugar and bergamot are from Okinawa. Ginger soda has a very gingery taste but is very mild and not irritating to the throat. If you want to keep healthy, you can also choose hot drinks. The store also provides wagashi fern pancakes, so that everyone can have snacks while eating ice and drinking juice.

Okinawa Lemon Mint Soda (left, $46), Okinawa Brown Sugar Ginger Lemon Soda (right, $48).

Warabi mochi ($38).

SOSOSO KAKIGORI
Address: 224-226 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
Business hours (from June 19): Monday to Thursday 13:00-21:00; Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00-21:00