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A mountain of fluffy snow-ice in Saanich built for two spoons, one disagreement about toppings and a lot of awkward photo attempts.
Shelbourne Street, Saanich
More infoBingsu was practically engineered for shared awkwardness, and Snowy Village's Shelbourne Street shop does the genuinely fluffy snow-ice version: a mountain of it heaped with fruit, red bean, condensed milk or injeolmi rice-cake in a bowl clearly built for two spoons. They also do taiyaki, fish-shaped waffles worth a detour. The good stuff sells out, so do dinner first and arrive with intent.
Order one bingsu between you, strawberry or mango if the fruit's fresh, Oreo if you want the crowd-pleaser, and grab a warm taiyaki on the side. Don't miss going for the proper snow-ice version; it's fluffier than regular shaved ice and the whole reason to come. The room's tiny and popular items sell out, so treat it as the dessert stop after dinner or a walk and budget around 45 minutes.
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