Who wants some shave ice?

March 20th, 2008

In the islands, shave ice is pretty well known. For visitors, many are under the assumption this frozen treat is a sno-cone. You’d be nicely but quickly corrected. Sno-cones are a more crunchy, crushed ice consistency whereas ironicly shave ice is a more snow like consistency. (Almost seems like they got the names mixed up!) In Hawaii, everyone has their own favorite place to stop for shave ice. Most will quickly jump in with the famous Matsumoto Shave Ice on Oahu. Us, we’re fans of Aloha Island Shave Ice on Maui in Paia. I love an all cherry shave ice (I know, so adventurous) while the hubby goes with rainbow or all cherry. They chill the syrup in the fridge which we think makes a big difference. We’ve had some pretty bad shave ice in our time but Aloha Island Shave Ice does it right. (They’ve got good plate lunches too…yum!)

So how about you? If Matsumoto’s was NOT an option, where would you tell people to go for your favorite shave ice? It’s the first day of Spring so why not celebrate with a nice shave ice if you have the means!