One of the great joys of going to Hawaii is eating the shaved ice there, which, after reading this, dawns on me it had to have come from the Japanese. Leagues better than the crushed ice version we have here in the states, although even that will do on a hot day. Maybe I need a shaved ice machine…
So, today I bought a shave ice machine... :)
Oh, wow, I love it! Ha! I hope you have fun with it. Please let me know how you enjoy the texture and share any discoveries/tips!
One of the great joys of going to Hawaii is eating the shaved ice there, which, after reading this, dawns on me it had to have come from the Japanese. Leagues better than the crushed ice version we have here in the states, although even that will do on a hot day. Maybe I need a shaved ice machine…
Yes! Japanese immigrants brought "shave ice" to Hawaii. There's an interesting little article about it from Hawaiian Airlines: https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/hawaii-stories/food-and-entertainment/shave-ice-history#:~:text=To%20cool%20off%2C%20Japanese%20immigrants,it's%20also%20called%20ice%20shave.)