Tiger's blood explained
| Tiger's blood |
| Name Lang: | en |
| Alternate Name: | tiger blood |
| Type: | flavor |
| Course: | dessert |
| Associated Cuisine: | American cuisine |
| Creators: | --> |
| Main Ingredient: | strawberry, watermelon, and coconut |
| Serving Size: | 100 g |
Tiger's blood or tiger blood is a flavor of shave ice, snow cones,[1] and other products.[2]
It does not contain blood or anything from tigers.[3] The flavor is a combination of strawberry, watermelon, and a smaller amount of coconut,[3] though some syrup makers have slightly different recipes and add other flavors like cherry.[4]
Though the flavor is strongly associated with Hawaiʻi, some think it originated in Texas in the 1980s. However, ads from the area at the time make clear the connection to Hawaiʻi,[5] and the flavor was still considered exotic in Texas into the next decade.[6] Also in the mid 1980's tiger blood was appearing in Utah and South Carolina along with imaginative flavors like "rock & roll" and "popeye".[7] [8] In 1977 the flavor was in Missouri at a New Orleans-style shave-ice shop.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Beach . Hannah . What Snow Cone Flavor Is Tiger's Blood? . Mashed . . 29 May 2023 . en . 3 March 2023 . 29 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529050853/https://www.mashed.com/1217486/what-snow-cone-flavor-is-tigers-blood/ . live .
- Web site: Mighty Swell Debuts Halloween Themed Items and Tiger's Blood Line Extension for Fall . BrewBound . Austin, TX . en . 12 August 2022 . 30 July 2023 . 25 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220825204627/https://www.brewbound.com/news/mighty-swell-debuts-halloween-themed-items-and-tigers-blood-line-extension-for-fall . live .
- Web site: Allen . Kevin . 11 Unusual Shave Ice Flavors Visitors Have To Try in Hawaiʻi . Hawaiʻi Magazine . aio Media Group . 29 May 2023 . Honolulu, HI . en . 1 July 2019 . 3. Tiger’s Blood Tiger’s Blood is a great name for a shave ice flavor because it could also be a heavy metal band (it’s actually the name of a heavy metal band’s album). But don’t worry: No tigers were actually hurt in the making of this flavor. It’s just a mixture of strawberry, watermelon and a splash of coconut. Get it at Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice on Maui and other shave ice shops in Hawaiʻi. . 26 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026155847/https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/11-unusual-shave-ice-flavors-visitors-have-to-try-in-hawaii/ . live .
- Web site: Brodesser-Akner . Claude . Charlie Sheen's Signature Drink Is Actually a Sno-Cone . . . 29 May 2023 . en . 9 March 2011 . 29 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529234420/https://www.vulture.com/2011/03/tigers_blood_beneficiaries.html . live .
- News: Tropical Sno . 14 July 2023 . The Kerrville Times . 29 June 1986 . Kerrville, Texas . 27 . en . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714035504/https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/the-kerrville-times-tropical-sno-coupon/128186837/ . live .
- News: Gorley . Marvin . Beating the Heat.. ..with a treat . 14 July 2023 . The Paris News . 19 August 1990 . Paris, Texas . 1 . en . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714035616/https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-beating-the-heat-with/128187550/ . live .
- News: Jean . Sheryl . Chill Mills . 7 August 2023 . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . 13 June 1993 . Spartanburg, SC . A1 . en.
- News: Bridenbaker . James . Snow in Moab . 27 July 2023 . The Times-Independent . 11 April 1985 . Moab, Utah . 2 . en . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727032617/https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/the-times-independent-snow-in-moab/128188001/ . live .
- News: New Orleans Shaved Ice . 27 July 2023 . Saint Charles Journal . 22 June 1977 . 41 . en . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730215858/https://newspaperarchive.com/saint-charles-journal-jun-22-1977-p-41/ . live .
