Aic Kacang ou ABC

L’Ais Kacang est un dessert servit ici, en Malaisie, mais aussi a Singapour.

C’est mon dessert préféré ici.

Il est aussi appelé ABC, pour Air Batu Campur en Malay. Air (prononcez A-ir) veut dire eau, Batu est une pierre, donc Air Batu, de la glace pilée, et Campur, mélange. Ais Kacang (prononcez A-isse Kachang), veut dire haricots glacés (ais : glace, Kacang : haricots).

ABC at Kayu Nasi Kandar, Penang. One of the best.

L’ABC est sucré, mais pas trop, on y trouve de la glace gratée, bien sur, des haricots rouges (ici on mange les haricots sucrés et non salés, ils entrent dans la composition de nombreux desserts), du mais, de la gelée, des sirops, pour la couleur, et, suivant la personne qui le fait, on peut le personnaliser avec des fruits, ou avec une boule de glace. On peut aussi y trouver des Attap Chee (graines de palmiers, c’est blanc transparent, c’est très beau), mais tout cela est nouveau, à l’ origine, il n’y avait que la glace et les haricots rouges.

The worst ABC i ever eat, at Redang island, near Berjaya Beach Resort

Suivant l’endroit ou vous l’achetez, tous ne se ressemblent pas, et les prix sont aussi différents. Comptez entre 1,5 et 3,5 Ringgits.

Another one in Redang, a little bit better.

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here is a recipe:

1 heaped tablespoon red beans, boiled until soft
1 heaped tablespoon sweet corn kernels
1 heaped tablespoon finely diced flavored gelatin or jelly
1 heaped tablespoon chopped peanuts
1 teaspoon chopped preserved nutmeg fruits
Large bowl of shaved ice
1 tablespoon palm sugar syrup
1 tablespoon red cordial or colored sugar syrup
2 tablespoon evaporated milk
Measure the beans, corn, jelly, cendol, peanuts and nutmeg fruits into a bowl. Top with a cone if shaved ice, then pour over the palm sugar syrup, cordial and milk. Serve immediately. A delicious way to beat the heat, Ais Kacang is a mound of shaved ice piled onto a mixture of gelatin, red beans and sweet corn. Add a dollop of brightly colored syrup and a generous splash of evaporated milk and it's a treat that not only the children will enjoy.The ice should be very finely shaved for this dish; try processing it in a food processor or the blender. Make palm sugar syrup by simmering ½ tablespoon chopped palm sugar in 2 tablespoon chopped palm sugar in 2 tablespoon water until liquid is reduced by half.

This is my favorite, with peanuts ice cream. You can find it…

…here, at Poh Hock Cafe, sunshune market.

ABC at Penang Hill, not so bad.

Another one at Sunshine Market, but nor so good.

Aic Kacang or ABC

The Ais Kacang is a dessert served here in Malaysia and also in Singapore.
This is my favorite dessert here.
  It is also known as ABC, for Air Batu Campur in Malay language. Air (pronounced A-ir) means water, Batu
is stone, so Air Batu, is the crushed ice and Campur is mixture. Ais Kacang (pronounce A-isse Kachang), means iced beans (ais: Ice, Kacang beans).
The ABC is sweet but not too much. There is ice, of course, red beans (here we eat
beans in sweet flavor, not with salted. Suprisingly, they are the main component in many desserts of this region), corn, jelly and syrups, for colors, and, depending on the person who does it, it can be customized with fruit, or with
a ball of ice-cream. You can also find Attap Chee (seeds of palm trees, they are transparent white, and taste good), but it is a new variation. In the original recipe, there was only ice and red beans.
Depending where you buy them, they can be quite different, and prices are also different. They usually cost between 1.5 to 3.5 Ringgits.

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