Ais kacang
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Ais Kacang topped with basil seeds, peanuts, corn, and a scoop of ice cream | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Malaysia |
| Region or state | Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei |
| Creator | Malaysian Indian |
| Main ingredients | Shaved ice, red beans |
 Cookbook: Ais kacang  Media: Ais kacang | |
Ais kacang, literally meaning "ice beans", also commonly known as ABC (acronym for Air Batu Campur, meaning "mixed ice"), is a Malaysian dessert which is also common in Singapore (where it is called ice kacang) and Brunei.[1]
Traditionally, an ice shaving machine is used to churn out the shaved ice used in the dessert, originally hand cranked but now more often motorized. Many Southeast Asian coffee shops, hawker centres, and food courts offer this dessert.
Preparation
Ais kacang was originally made of only shaved ice and red beans, though the number and diversity of ingredients has since expanded.[2] Today, ais kacang generally comes in bright colours, and with different fruit cocktails and dressings.
In Malaysia, almost all variants now contain a large serving of attap chee (palm seed), red beans, sweet corn, grass jelly and cubes of agar agar as common ingredients. Other less-common ingredients include aloe vera, cendol, nata de coco, or ice cream. A final topping of evaporated milk, condensed milk, or coconut milk is drizzled over the mountain of ice along with red rose syrup and sarsi syrup. Some stalls have even introduced novelty toppings such as durian, chocolate syrup and ice cream. There are also versions that shun the multi-coloured syrup and are served with just a drizzling of gula melaka syrup instead.
See also
- Baobing - a similar dessert from China
- Cendol - a similar dessert from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
- Ching bo leung - a similar dessert from China and Vietnam
- Es campur - a similar dessert from Indonesia
- Es teler - a similar dessert from Indonesia
- Grattachecca - a similar dessert from Italy
- Halo-halo - a similar dessert from Philippines
- Kakigōri - a similar dessert from Japan
- Patbingsu - a similar dessert from Korea
- Red bean ice - a similar dessert from Hong Kong
References
- ↑ Yeoh, En-lai (9 March 2012). "Down by the Boardwalk in Singapore". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ↑ Festa, Jessica (16 January 2012). "Exploring the street food in Singapore". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2012.