Patbingsu

A popular dessert during the summertime, patbingsu is a dessert of shaved ice and sweet red beans.  Red bean paste is used cross-culturally in Japanese desserts as well, particularly in the small rice cakes called Daifuku.  While Daifuku are available at specialty Japanese shops in the US, patbingsu is harder to come by outside Korea.  The above photo is patbingsu covered in green tea ice cream with various fruits and a small amount of what Westerners would know as corn flakes.  The items on the right side of the image are near-flavorless Styrofoam-like confections called Yumilgwa.

Japanese Daifuku