The NYT had a good article on shaved ice desserts …
“Shaving the Ice, Cutting the Heat,” by Dana Bowen, The New York Times, August 10, 2005
We are very fond of the Malaysian shaved ice, ABC, at Nyona … ABC = air batu campur, also called “ice kachang” … ABC is not just a good dessert … it is an excllent palate cleanser between dishes … at Nyonya order it at the beginning of the meal … right after you order the roti canai … so it has time to melt … mmmmmmmmmmm …
Nyonya, 194 Grand St., 212-334-3669
Here’s a picture of the ABC from Malaysia Kopitiam, our favorite Malaysian restaurant in Washington, DC … it may not look like something you’d want to eat .. but take it from a fifth-generation Celtic-American … a good ABC is easily the peer of the best ice cream …