Birth of SnoMo |
Taiwanese UT alumni, Ming Chen and John Sun, after being baked for years in the unbearable Texas heat, desperately yearned to cool down with a popular traditional Taiwanese summer dessert that they remembered from home, the Sno Ice. But, frustrated year after year with the fact that no one sells Sno Ice in Austin, they took matters into their own hands and SnoMo was born in 2014.
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Sno Ice? |
A wildly popular Taiwanese dessert, the flavor and creaminess of the Sno Ice comes from the fruit extracts and the fresh milk that are used to make the colorful ice blocks. The blocks are then finely shaven with a precision shaving machine into the delicious, fluffy ribbons of sno ice.
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Pure Ice? |
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The purest form of Sno Ice. Ice blocks are made with pure water and nothing else. Freshly fallen snow looks so delicious that many are tempted to just add some fruits, drizzle some syrup, and start eating. Pure Ice is the year-round way of caving in to that temptation.
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Soy Ice? |
Similar to Sno Ice, but made with soy milk instead of milk. The soy milk base gives the ice a softer, finer texture. Soy milk is also an excellent source of plant-based, lactose-free protein.
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Tapioca? |
A round-shaped gummy starch made from cassava root. Also called bubbles, bobas, or pearls. Goes very well with Sno Ice, smoothies, milk teas, and even coffee. Popping bobas, a kind of tapioca, are like the caviar of the bubble tea world. They burst with flavors like cherry, kiwi, and pomegranate.
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High-Mountain Tea Leaves? |
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Premium Taiwan high mountain tea leaves. Highest quality tea from mile-high tea gardens. Grown on the cold & humid mountainside and irrigated with pure mountain springs, Ali Mountain teas are infused with sweet, floral fragrance that lingers on your palate. Organically grown and handpicked. The persistent, layered, fragrant aroma of Shanlin Creek teas is regarded by many tea-lovers as the best of the best.
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Sno Waffle? |
A delicious treat made in-house with flour, real milk, and cage-free eggs. Its crunchy outsides and sweet insides will melt your heart. Add your favorite toppings and devour!
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I'm addicted to sno ice. Will it make me fat? |
Only when consumed in large quantities. The massive brain freeze might be the more pressing concern by that point though. Sno ice is less dense and lower in calories when compared to ice cream. =)
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