Because so many fruits and vegetables we eat are grown and consumed fresh, there are so many things we have to retire due to the changing of the seasons. Tomatoes go from juicy, meaty fruit to pink, fleshy disappointments. Peaches harden and lose their flavor. Berries can’t achieve the peak sweetness provided by a hot summer sun.
You know what is available year-round, thanks to the marvels of modern science? Ice. Throughout the summer, diners can walk into myriad Portland restaurants for towering shave ice or kakigori, boozy slushies, and sweet or savory granitas.
The granita — a Sicilian iced treat made with sugar, water, and liquids like
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