Ais Kacang

This towering shaved ice dessert, loaded with red beans, attap palm seeds, grass jelly, corn, cendol pandan noodles, and doused in rose syrup and evaporated milk, is Malaysia's answer to the summer heat and a vivid expression of the country's love of bold flavours and abundant toppings. In Penang it is called ABC, and in both cities it provides the perfect counterpoint to a day of spice-forward eating.