Red bean ice

     
         Red bean ice is a popular Hong Kong drink made of red beans, ice cubes, and milk. The drink is typically served as a drink or a dessert. There are many different versions of red bean ice. The drink is originated in Hong Kong, but red beans — and red bean beverages along with them — are ubiquitous from the tip of Japan through the coast of Singapore.
  

        Hong Kong cuisine, along with the cuisines of most Asian cultures, often treats red bean as a dessert ingredient. The red bean, or azuki as it is known in Chinese, has a naturally sweet flavor that both complements and thickens a great number of dishes. Red bean cakes and pastries, ice creams, and dumplings are some of the more common examples, and red bean ice joins these ranks.