{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"KAMEREO","provider_url":"https:\/\/kamereo.vn\/blog","author_name":"Taku","author_url":"https:\/\/kamereo.vn\/blog\/author\/kamereo\/","title":"SNOW8 review - by Cheri The Glutton | KAMEREO","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oARaKMkoXa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kamereo.vn\/blog\/en\/snow8-review-by-cheri-the-glutton\/\">SNOW8 review &#8211; by Cheri The Glutton<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kamereo.vn\/blog\/en\/snow8-review-by-cheri-the-glutton\/embed\/#?secret=oARaKMkoXa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;SNOW8 review &#8211; by Cheri The Glutton&#8221; &#8212; KAMEREO\" data-secret=\"oARaKMkoXa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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It\u2019s the hottest especially from March to May. Soo Hot\u2026 Then, why don\u2019t we go have a chill\uff1f Only Ok-ish Shaved Ice Available In Saigon, Right? To my knowledge, there are many places we can eat shaved ice. But because I\u2019ve had good ones back in Japan and my expectation for it is quite high, I was disappointed by \u201cok-ish\u201d shaved ice countless times before. I mean, I\u2019ve tried many places many times in Saigon. But I couldn\u2019t write about them, for they were just ok honestly. My only favourite was Snow Cafe. Their shaved ice was incredible. The ice itself was good and absolutely gorgeous topped with lots of fruits. It was in a sense too cheap, so they should\u2019ve charged a bit more, really. Since they had closed the place, I hadn\u2019t tried to have shaved ice much. So I\u2019m kinda excited to try this new place. Let\u2019s find out! On L\u00fd T\u1ef1 Tr\u1ecdng St., My Go-To Places Nearby Actually, I\u2019ve been curious about this place for a little while, because this area has my go-to places like La Belvie and Scarab Saigon and it\u2019s often said like attracts like, right? So this place might be for me too. This sign just says \u201cIce with condensed milk\u201d in Japanese. Is it like one of those dessert chains? If so, it would be a bit ordinary. &nbsp; And then, when I looked at the place, I asked myself&#8230; \u201cWait, is this a fruits shop!?\u201d \u201cDo they import from Japan?\u201d Sounds very expensive\u2026 But that sign said the price, 80k, right? Ok, it\u2019s not cheap but acceptable in Saigon, I guess. When got in, I found my dear friend there&#8230; What a serendipity! Yes, their dessert must be good, then! My expectation skyrocketed! Not Shaved Ice Anymore, New Genre of Dessert As you can see in the pics, there are 2 general types of shaved ice, ones with lots fruits and ones with Japanese ingredients. Ahh, hard to choose&#8230; I wanna try them all\u2026. Well, should I go with mango one? It\u2019s served with cinnamon. Sounds really cool! And here it comes! At first, \u201cOh, there aren\u2019t much mangos as I expected\u201d I thought. But it actually came with a small glass of mango syrup. And can you see the brown powder there? That\u2019s cinnamon. I\u2019m excited! By the way, Vietnam is a producer of cinnamon. To be precise, the word \u201ccinnamon\u201d is meant to be used only for the one produced in Sri Lanka. It\u2019s like a champagne in France, I guess. Anyway, let\u2019s just keep using the word \u201ccinnamon\u201d for now. In some parts of Vietnam, people craft teapots with sheets of cinnamon and make tea with it, apparently. What an idea! We should learn from them more to utilise what we\u2019ve got here in Vietnam. Anyway,,,the shaved ice is so powdery. It\u2019s not melting at all. It looks exactly like fresh snow. Those snowflakes look like miniature of steamed Basmati rice (no one\u2019s following me now..) and so fluffy with air. &nbsp;&nbsp; So when having a bite, we surely feel its coldness but it\u2019s melt right away. It\u2019s not like when we have frozen desserts staying in your mouth forever and causing that annoying headache. This shaved ice reminded me of the one at Snow Cafe actually. It\u2019s probably made through a similar process. This one is even more powderly, I think. The sign in front of the place just described it as \u201cIce with condensed milk\u201d. Wait, the description \u201cIce with condensed milk\u201d is so misleading They need a better name for this. \u201cIce with condensed milk\u201d sounds way tooo ordinary and how can you imagine this gorgeous shaved ice? What can I say, it&#8217;s totally the opposite of a hype. I mean the sign is too modest. They seriously need an unique naming for this. A staff at the place told me that they make the shaved ice through a special process. Yes, of course. It\u2019s almost as if they are exploring a new genre. A Secret Menu I hadn\u2019t had lunch on that day. It\u2019s not on purpose, just by chance. So I ate it up pretty quickly\u2026 And I thought \u201dOne more?\u201d( We usually don\u2019t think this way, I know I know) &nbsp; Then, I looked at the menu again. Oh, the matcha one looks fabulous and the hojicha one looks beautiful too&#8230;I cannot choooose \u201cWould you like a half-and-half?\u201d \u201cCan I ?\u201d Apparently, it\u2019s not on the menu. They do their customers a favour if they ask if a half-and-half is an option. I wasn\u2019t quite sure if I should write about this because half-and-half would be an extra work to them, but \u201cSure, please spread the word. Of course, we might not be able to make it when we are too busy\u201d they generously accepted it. Wow, thank youuu! But I shouldn\u2019t have ice cream this time. That would too much eating. And the vanilla ice cream wasn\u2019t that tempting as well, to be honest. So \u201cJust shaved ice this time, please..\u201d I was asking and they interrupted me and said \u201cCheri, you should try ice cream too! We will make it smaller\u201d. Ok,,, let me try, then (eating too much, aren\u2019t I\u2026) And here it is! Wow, I see! Matcha one comes with Matcha ice cream and hojicha one comes with hojicha ice cream! And those tea ice creams are both nice! Those ones are served with tea powder, not with syrup. Yes yes, I can enjoy the snowflakes in my mouth even more this way. Matcha was pretty good and I was wondering \u201dCan they make money out of this?\u201d (No worries, Cheri). And hojicha with condensed milk! Hojicha\u2019s got a slightly bitter flavour and it goes with the sweetness of the condensed milk. Sooo Goood! (I got to know later that those\u0110\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfp &raquo;"}