snow cones

Shaved ice cups

Snow cones are a frozen treat made by shaping crushed or shaved ice into a cone or cup and dousing it with flavored syrup—typically fruit flavors in bright colors.

They're associated with summer, carnivals, and roadside stands: The kids got snow cones at the fair.

Similar to shaved ice or Italian ice, though textures vary.

Related

syrups · granita · dessert · summer treat · ice creams · sticky fingers · sticky hands · sundaes · spoon straw · crushed ice · frozen · ice crystals · ice cold · childhood nostalgia · county fair · food trucks · sorbet · frozen yogurt

Categories
Opposites
temperature

snow coneshot chocolate

Heated cocoa beverage

hot cocoa · warm cider · hot tea · hot toddy · hot coffee

formality/sophistication

snow conescrème brûlée

Custard under caramelized shell

petit fours · soufflé · haute cuisine · tiramisu

seasonality

snow coneshot cocoa

Heated chocolate beverage

hot toddies · gingerbread · mulled cider · mulled wine · warm cider

Family

snow, cone, snowy, snowball, snowstorm, snowed, cones, snowflake, snowman

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G