Kakigori (Nara Strawberry Shaved Ice)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 10 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 2
About this dish
Ice shaved into fine, airy flakes and topped with syrup made from Nara strawberries tastes light and fresh rather than heavy.
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Nara's ties to ice go back a long way: Himuro Shrine there is said to date from 710, and an ice-offering ceremony has continued there.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Chill four serving bowls in the refrigerator.
Clean every part of the shaved-ice machine that touches the ice, and confirm that the blade and cover are secured correctly.
- 2
Prepare the food-grade ice in the size required by the machine.
While it is running, keep hands and utensils away from the blade and feed opening, and catch the fine flakes lightly in each chilled bowl.
- 3
When each bowl is about half full, drizzle on a little strawberry syrup.
Continue shaving without pressing the flakes, build a soft mound, then distribute the remaining syrup evenly in two or three passes.
- 4
Serve all four bowls immediately, before the ice crystals melt and collapse.
Shave only just before eating, and do not refreeze ice that has been held at room temperature.
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- 일본 농림수산성 うちの郷土料理
Checked: 2026-08-11
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