Dishes
Cantaloupe ice in a melon
哈密瓜冰
Also called: 瓜瓜冰 · cantaloupe shaved ice
Half a cantaloupe filled with melon ice and topped with melon balls, a winter dessert at a Tainan fruit-ice shop.
What it is
A cantaloupe is halved, seeded and the hollow filled with shaved ice, then topped with fruit. At Tai Cheng the ice is cantaloupe and the topping is small melon balls, with no sugar added.
How it is made
The melon is cut in half and the seed cavity packed with ice. Toppings are fruit or scoops of fruit ice, depending on the flavour you choose.
How to eat it
Share one. The portion is large. Melon ice is a winter item, and in summer the same shop switches to mango ice made with Irwin mangoes.
In Tainan
Tai Cheng Fruit Ice on Zhengxing Street in Tainan says it adds no sugar and relies on the fruit's own sweetness.
Where to eat it in Tainan
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