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Looking to cool down this summer with a sweet treat? Try these Chandler and Mesa stores that sell the best shaved ice in Arizona, according to Yelp.

Shaved ice can be made the old-fashioned way like People’s Pops does it or in one of the many machines available on the market, each promising to deliver ice with just the right texture.

From left: coconut shaved ice with candied basmati puffs at Copra in San Francisco; a parfait made with orange granita, ice cream and crème fraîche whipped cream at Vern’s in Charleston, S.C.

We also trekked to Beaverton to try the new big-city trend in shave ice, Taiwanese snow. Wailua Shave Ice 1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 808-652-9394, wailuashaveice.com. Open Saturdays only.