the pro way to deal with heat

刨冰: shaved ice with toppings such as tapioca, azuki beans, green beans or taro balls. personally, i love it the most with 仙草 (grass jelly- such a weird name but it is delicious. made with a mint-like herb).

there is a little stand that sells these right by where we play tennis. its been there since our parents were students playing for their college tennis team. our family stops by whenever we are in the area for a bowl of deliciousness- the owners know us by now and are always kind enough to give us extra toppings ;)