【明報專訊】Ice cream and cold drinks are something that we cannot miss in summer. People around the world have their favourite treats to survive the summer heat. Yummy!

Mexico - Frozen chocolate banana

It's easy to feel the passion of the Mexican people. The country's beloved summer treat is easily made in three steps - freezing a banana, dipping it into molten chocolate, and sprinkling coconut (right) or crushed nuts (left) before the chocolate turns hard.

Turkey - Dondurma

Having the dondurma is fun - the hawker will probably try to pass you the Turkish ice-cream and teasingly take it back. This is possible because of the dondurma's sticky texture and non-melting characteristic. A thickening agent called salep, made from orchid roots, is added to give dondurma its fun to play with texture so that you don't have to hurry to finish it.

Vietnam - Sinh To Bo

Vietnamese people are a big fan of fruits and condensed milk. Sinh To Bo, a smoothie made with smashed avocado and condensed milk, is the national go-to drink for soothing their throats in the summer heat.

■English highway﹕made from

You use "made from" when the materials used to make something have been completely changed and cannot be recognized.

e.g. Cheese is made from milk. (ˇ)

Cheese is made by milk. (╳)

■Glossary

crushed (v) 壓碎

hawker (n) 小販

sticky (adj) 黏黏的

soothe (v) 緩和

[Smarties' Power English 第250期]