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crushed ice dressed in syrup, pretending to be dessert and getting away with it
means A treat made of finely crushed or shaved ice packed into a cone or cup and drenched in flavored sweet syrup.
from A plain American compound of "snow" and "cone" — the "snow" for the soft, shaved ice that looks like the real thing, the "cone" for the paper holder it was traditionally served in. The frozen confection itself spread widely in the United States in the early 20th century, once ice-shaving machines made the snowy texture easy to produce, and the name simply describes what you're holding.
- origin
- Born in Baltimore from Industrial Revolution ice-shipping leftovers
- flavor lie
- Most syrups taste identical; color does the convincing
- snow day
- Japan's kakigori dates back over a thousand years
- brain freeze
- Cold hits your palate, nerves misfire pain to forehead
- the trap
- Bottom inch is always melted, flavorless ice water
shaved ice in hawaii — matsumoto shave ice, since 1951 in haleiwa, oahu, world-famous stand
italian ice in philadelphia — rita's italian ice, founded 1984, now 600+ locations across usa
kakigori in japan — traditional shaved ice dessert served at summer festivals throughout japan for centuries