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Snowy Village opened its Coquitlam location in late December. The cold winter and rainy spring didn’t seem to stop people from getting their shaved ice/bingsoo fix. Everytime I went (3 times now, in the last 2 months), there was always a short lineup at the door.

So we noticed some new items on the menu – Mini Watermelon and Honeydew Bingsoo, Golden Cheese and Injeolmi Toasts, and Cheesy Mochy. Naturally, we gave some of these a try.

Food

Cheesy Mochy sounds like a perfect item for the night market (by the way the two night markets are now open) and would make a nice savoury option here. There were 9 pieces of oblong shaped mochi, topped with gochujang sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan sprinkles. As I picked up the mochi ball I got a tiny bit of cheesy pull, but nothing Instagram worthy so to speak. The texture of the mochi ball was harder than I thought; not jaw breaking hard, but dense and chewy much like the ones at Korean restaurants. The mochi balls are stuffed, with what looks like cheese, but there was zero pull and nothing gooey ooey. And no flavour too! The gochujang sauce was good, sweet, slightly spicy, and with mochi balls they have formed a great combo. But, overall it was a bit underwhelming.

The Injeolmi Bingsoo is one of my favourite flavours so I was really curious about the Injeolmi Toast. It’s like thick toasts you find at Taiwanese restaurants. It was an almost inch-thick mochi sandwiched between two pieces of bread, toasted.

The heat of the freshly toasted bread melted the soybean powder on top so it kind of turned into a nutty syrup. The sandwiched mochi was soft and chewy. Not sure about the few mochi garnish, though – they were too hard and had no flavour. Overall, perhaps it was too filling. But would I order it again? Yeah I will!

Of course, I wouldn’t leave Snowy Village without some shaved ice. This time, we ordered a Half and Half Mango and Strawberry Bingsoo. You can pay an extra $1 for half and half fruit bingsoo, and you get to choose your base. In this case, mango or strawberry. The mango one is your typical mango syrup and mango pieces; the strawberry one includes a scoop of ice cream. Being a mango fan, of course I chose the mango base. The sweetness in mango goes well with the tartness in strawberries. Definitely a smart idea to order half and half, getting the best of both worlds.

Final Thoughts

I appreciate that Snowy Village has expanded its menu but honestly the best items are still the Bingsoo and Taiyaki. The Injeolmi Toast was pretty good, but not sure if I would order it every time.

Snowy Village Coquitlam
100-1188 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam
604-461-8896
snowyvillages.ca