[~*Mabushii*~]

It's a snowcone.. my favorite type too .. they have them here in the summer time and they cost $5 to get them that size.. They use the same exact little cup things (if you notice there is a white styrofoam cup inside the red cup with the flower petal type edge).. the big cup thing is rounded like that because as the ice tends to melt it would get all over the place.. and it really works very well (Keeps the kids pretty mess free.. even my 2 year old!). They make them by hand (well with a machine.. but they pack it by hand in that color and then pour on flavor syrup) and have roughly 100 flavors you can get (at least here they do).. and they give you a straw, and a spoon (the straw is so as you get to the bottom you can just drink everything as it becomes rather slushy as you eat it).. ^_^

.. and EVERY time I keep seeing that picture around it makes me want it to be summer so I can have a snowcone *pouts*.. the snowcone stands probably wont open until april... may?. *pouts* I've been craving a snowcone since I had my last one.. which looked similar.. but I had my flavors going in stripes like a rainbow.. Ayu must really like whatever flavor her red is (I'm thinking Cherry?) .. because she put half as cherry.. and the other half as two different flavors (Lemon and Blue raspberry?)

If you look at it, you can tell by the way it looks in that first pic on the right page that it's a snowcone by the chunk of it thats taken off by the straw (notice it?) and also by the consistancy of the ice.. there are little holes in places where the syrup sunk in more.. plus the red and the blue blend together where they meet to make purple.. The syrup they use (here) is good quality and very thick.. so it gives GREAT flavor as well as very great colors.. ^_^

Also, in that top pic on the right page (the one with her in the rainbow color speech bubble).. notice how you see alot of white near the yellow color and the blue? as you get further down. .the syrup has more time to settle to the bottom (another reason for the straw.. mixed with the ice thats also melting it makes a yummy slurpee/slushy drink at the end!).. and the ice starts to turn white again..

edit: ohh.. the snowcones here that sell these ones.. are called "Hawaiian shaved ice" ..that is pictures from Hawaii right?.. it must be a hawaii version of a snoecone then?