Patbingsu (shaved milky ice with red beans) is a very popular summer dessert in Korea. "Pat" means red beans and "Bingsu" means shaved ice, so It is basically shaved ice with sweetened red beans on top. Some people like to add a bunch of other toppings such as fresh fruits or canned fruit cocktails, rice cakes, cereals or whatever they wants to put on. But my absolute favorite has to be the old fashioned red beans and rice cakes. The less, the better. Originally, most patbingsu is made with ...
Red Bean Rice Cake
I used to be fanatic about anything with red beans and I still am. I think the most Koreans love red beans in anything, as well. I love rice mixed with red beans, sweet buns filled with red beans, red bean porridge, and oh, don't let me forget to mention the famous shaved ice with red beans. Red beans are common ingredient to use in sweet dishes in many Asian countries but not as popular in the western cuisines. I hardly encountered the sweet or even savory dishes made with red beans. Dishes ...