What justifies the bingsu’s price isn’t just the number of ingredients or the stunning presentation but also its quality and quantity, Boulay pointed out. Jimmy Boulay, head pastry chef at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, talks to the Korea JoongAng Daily at the hotel in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 22. “Customers will find simplicity at the core,” he said. It's a lot of components but Jimmy Boulay, the hotel's head pastry chef, said that his biggest focus for this year’s bingsu was maintaining the dessert’s essence and balance of taste. It is topped with crispy tuile, edible flowers and herbs and served with a scoop of mango sorbet, a bowl of white chocolate pearls and some extra mango and coconut sauce on the side to add to one’s liking. Its apple mango bingsu is priced at a whopping 126,000 won or $96.Ītop creamy, cloud-like shavings of milk lie dozens of juicy mango cubes, passion fruit pâte and vanilla marshmallow, lime and coconut jelly, and mango compote. This year, the most expensive bingsu can be found at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul in Jongno District, central Seoul. Apple mango bingsu (shaved ice with toppings) at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul in Jongno District, central Seoul How pricey can some shaved ice and fruit be? At Seoul’s five-star hotels, no amount of upscaling is too much for bingsu - or shaved ice with toppings that is traditionally a humble summer snack.
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