Grattachecca is a cold
street food
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originating in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
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,
Italy
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. Commonly sold in kiosks and bars, it consists of hand-shaved ice flavoured with various flavours of sweet
sciroppo
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In contemporary times, some grattachecca vendors use a mechanical ice crusher, rather than shaving or grating the ice by hand.
Some vendors believe that using a machine is more hygienic compared to hand shaving the ice.
Alla fonte d'oro
The kiosk ''Alla fonte d'oro'' is the oldest in the city, and has served Romans and tourists since 1913.
The kiosk uses machine-grated ice, rather than grating it by hand.
Gallery
File:Allafontedoro.jpg, The Alla fonte d'oro kiosk
File:La Grattachecca di Sora Maria.jpg, Customers at La Grattachecca di Sora Maria on Via Trionfale
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History
The name gi ...
, Rome, Italy
See also
Shaved ice § Regions, for similar shaved ice variations around the world.
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Kakigōri
is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.新明解国語辞典（第6版）、三省堂
History
The origins of ''kakigōri'' date back to the Heian period in Japanese history, when blocks of ic ...
: Japanese shaved ice
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Bingsu
''Bingsu'' (), sometimes written as ''bingsoo'', is a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, and red beans.
The most common variety is ''pat-bingsu'' (), the red bean shave ...
: Korean shaved ice
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Tshuah-ping
''Tshuah-ping'' (Taiwanese Hokkien: 礤冰 or 剉冰; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''chhoah-peng'') or ''Tsua bing'', also known as ''Baobing'' () in Mandarin, is a shaved ice dessert introduced to Taiwan during Taiwan under Japanese rule, and then spread fro ...
: Taiwanese shaved ice
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Halo-halo
Halo-halo, correctly spelled ''haluhalo'', Tagalog for "mixed" (the more common spelling instead literally equating to "mix-mix") is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made up of crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk, and vario ...
: Filipino shaved ice (derived from Japanese Kakigori)
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Es campur
Es campur (Indonesian for "mixed ice") is an Indonesian cold and sweet dessert concoction of fruit cocktails, coconut, tapioca pearls, grass jellies, etc. served in shaved ice, syrup and condensed milk.
In Indonesia, es campur is sold from humb ...
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Es teler
''Es teler'' is an Indonesian fruit cocktail. Avocado, coconut meat, grass jelly, jackfruit and other fruits are served with coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, ''Pandanus amaryllifolius'' leaf (normally in the form of cocopandan syrup), su ...
: Indonesian shaved ice
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Namkhaeng sai
''Namkhaeng sai'' ( th, น้ำแข็งไส, ) is a Thai version of shaved ice or snow cone. It is also known as ''wan yen'' or ''chamba''. ''Namkhaeng sai'' is simply shaved ice in a bowl, poured on top with sweet syrup and condensed milk ...
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O-aew
''O-aew'' ( th, โอ้เอ๋ว, , , from zh, t= 薁蕘, poj=ò-giô) is a shaved ice dessert known as a local specialty of Phuket, Thailand. Introduced by Hokkien Chinese settlers, it is known after its main ingredient, a jelly made from s ...
: Thai shaved ice
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Ais Kacang
''Ais kacang'' (), literally meaning "bean ice", also commonly known as ABC (acronym for ''air batu campur'' (), meaning "mixed ice"), is a Malaysian dessert which is common in Malaysia, Singapore (where it is called ice ''kachang'') and Brunei ...
(ABC): Malaysian shaved ice
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Hawaiian shave ice
Shave ice or Hawaiian shave ice is an ice-based dessert made by shaving a block of ice and flavoring it with syrup and other sweet ingredients. On the Big Island of Hawai'i, it is also referred to as "ice shave." In contrast, a snow cone, a sim ...
: Hawaiian shaved ice
References
Cuisine of Lazio
Ice-based desserts
Street food in Italy
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