This Massive Chocolate Cookie-Flavored Shaved Ice Is As Big As Your Head
While other dessert shops might measure their output by how many scoops of ice cream or dozens of cupcakes they sell in a day, Bonsai Kakigōri has a different metric: ice. The shaved ice shop goes through 20 to 30 blocks of ice a DAY. When you need something frozen to cool you down this summer, you'll know where to go.
The shop's namesake treat is Kakigōri, a Japanese dessert that mixes soft, fluffy shaved ice flakes with syrups and toppings. Since the owners like to put a New York City spin on the menu, this version of Kakigōri also happens to be about a foot tall.
Here's how it works: Big blocks of ice go through a hand-shaver machine which spits out soft shreds of ice. Then, depending on what you order, a layer of ice, syrup or milk, and toppings are added on. The process is repeated so you get another layer of ice rounded into a neat ball and a whole second layer of toppings.
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The Matcha Mountain, for example, is covered in matcha syrup (if you've never tried it, it tastes like green tea), rice puffs, and matcha whipped cream. Then there's the Black Cherry and Cocoa Nib sundae, which is the red beauty you see in the photo above. It's covered in layers of black cherry syrup, cocoa nibs, cherry whipped cream, and cherry jam.
Right now, there's a seasonal Kakigōri menu with flavors like Key Lime Pie and Mango and Ginger, too. And if you want some caffeine or something slightly more filling, the NYC restaurant serves Japanese-inspired drinks and breakfast toasts like the Matcha Milk Jam on Milk Bread.
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