Rainbow of Summer Sorbets in a Cookie Flower

If you have traveled in the eastern Mediterranean, you are probably familiar with street vendors peddling snowlike cracked or shaved ice in paper cones. These frozen refreshments are offered with a choice of syrup toppings made from colorful fruits and other flavorings. This custom is also widespread in the Caribbean, where the ices are known as frío frío, and in South America. Flavored shaved ice is popular because of the method’s venerability and simplicity. In Persia, fruit ice is