Talk:Snow cone

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Can someone with a bit more knowledge add something about Singapore's very similar ice kachangs? --Breathstealer 13:59, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ameri-centric

This article deals too much with the United States' view on snow cones, and does not have a global point of view.

I agree with Breathstealer in that Sinagporean/Malaysian Ice Kacangs should be mentioned on- and linked to this page.

I personally don't know anything about snow cones outside of the US, but if you know something that should be in the article, then please be bold and make changes to the article. --Brandon Dilbeck 14:51, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
See Kakigori for the Japanese version of shaved ice. That article also includes wikilinks and names to other East Asian countries' kinds of the treat. --217.234.104.37 09:50, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


As a native of Hawaii, I must say that the proper term for this island treasure is "Shave Ice", not "ShaveD Ice". There is a great deal of difference between a snow cone and a shave ice, in that a snow cone (or even very poorly made shave ice) is granular in texture, or even mostly smooth with small grains, the occasional chip or chunk. A proper shave ice is perfectly smooth, absolutely no grains, almost like confectioners sugar that melts instantly in your mouth, and there are no chips or chunks. None of the current automatic machines can produce the texture properly of the traditional crank machines - though modern crank units are powered. Also, the picture on the page of a "Snow Cone at Diamond head should be re-titled Shave Ice, as that is what is shown. 70.134.86.101 05:59, 11 May 2007 (UTC)Hula Girl

The problem is that some snow cones, or whatever you want to call them, are made from shaved iced. I'm redirecting here until we have enough material for separate pages. We are basically talking about regional cuisine variations. —Viriditas | Talk 22:08, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Piragua

pir = pyramid and agua = water? Someone made this up. Piraguas are named such obviously because after the piragua man has scraped a few servings off the ice block, it looks like a canoe, or "piragua" in Spanish. Duh. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.186.191.23 (talk) 15:06, 14 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] White versus blue

Whatever happened to the separation of the church and the state? Oh ... what am I saying ... let me rephrase ... whatever happened to the separate identities of the Blue Coconut and the White Coconut? Can we add them under the item Coconut? Just wondering ... User:Kushal_one —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.150.163.1 (talk) 22:10, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Oh, by the way, I am having a blue one right now ... Is it hot in Texas or what? --69.150.163.1 22:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC) (Autosign this, bot!)