Tiger's blood

This article is about the dessert flavor. For other uses, see Tiger blood.

Tiger's blood or tiger blood is a flavor of shave ice,^[1] snow cones,^[2] and other products.^[3]

Tiger's blood

a tiger's blood ice
Alternative names	tiger blood
Type	flavor
Course	dessert
Associated cuisine	American cuisine
Main ingredients	strawberry, watermelon, and coconut

It does not contain blood or anything from tigers.^[2][1] The flavor is a combination of strawberry, watermelon, and a smaller amount of coconut,^[1][2] 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.^[4] 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]

References

1. Allen, Kevin (1 July 2019). "11 Unusual Shave Ice Flavors Visitors Have To Try in Hawaiʻi". Hawaiʻi Magazine. Honolulu, HI: aio Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023. 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.
2. Beach, Hannah (3 March 2023). "What Snow Cone Flavor Is Tiger's Blood?". Mashed. Static Media. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. "Mighty Swell Debuts Halloween Themed Items and Tiger's Blood Line Extension for Fall". BrewBound. Austin, TX. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. Brodesser-Akner, Claude (9 March 2011). "Charlie Sheen's Signature Drink Is Actually a Sno-Cone". Vulture. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
5. "Tropical Sno". The Kerrville Times. Kerrville, Texas. 29 June 1986. p. 27. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
6. Gorley, Marvin (19 August 1990). "Beating the Heat.. ..with a treat". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. p. 1. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
7. Jean, Sheryl (13 June 1993). "Chill Mills". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. p. A1. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
8. Bridenbaker, James (11 April 1985). "Snow in Moab". The Times-Independent. Moab, Utah. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
9. "New Orleans Shaved Ice". Saint Charles Journal. 22 June 1977. p. 41. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.