But on Taiwan especially, with its subtropical climate, shaved ice is considered a godsend by those who want to beat the heat and quench their thirst. Who cares if the sun bears down overhead if you've got a mouthful of shaved ice chilling your insides?
炎夏裡吃冰，從嘴裡、喉嚨，直涼到腹裡，那怕豔陽正熾！冰就這樣伴著國人走過一個又一個年頭，「躲」過一個又一個盛暑。