I've been keeping something from you. And for quite some time. Like months. I honestly can't believe I'm waiting to tell you until the end of summer. The secret? I've found the best shaved ice in the world. I'm not kidding. This beats all shaved ice I've had before, even in Hawaii.
Why? Because it's real, folks. REAL!
Yuki Shaved Ice was started by Dan Purdon. A UVU Culinary Grad and former Heirloom Restaurant Group family member . But all that doesn't necessarily matter (okay it totally does) because this man makes killer shaved ice. Yuki means snow in Japanese and a trip to Japan was where he was first inspired to start this business.
Dan visits the farmers market each week (menu changes accordingly) and
sources produce from local farms to make his syrups. No fake, HFCS, chemical-laden
flavors, no sir. Each syrup is made from scratch using real, fresh ingredients. Dan simply makes a syrup with the fruit and adds cane sugar to balance it out and sometimes a bit of salt or citrus juice.
Each time I visit I get so inspired. It
takes true commitment and care to start such a venture. I’m so happy there is
someone with a passion for real food that is willing to carry it out into the world
of summer-shaved ice.
The shaved ice syrups at Yuki expand to the
fields of vegetables. Three of which happen to be on my list of favorites:
fresh jalapeno, beet and avocado. Dan even brews his own root beer and concocts
the most luscious cream.
If I had to recommend one, okay two, okay three
different Yuki bowls I’d get the following:
~ Mojito and Fresh Jalapeno
~ Raspberry, Avocado and Beet (split in thirds, in that order) with cream
~ Root Beer and cream
~ Raspberry, Avocado and Beet (split in thirds, in that order) with cream
~ Root Beer and cream
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And honestly all the flavors I’ve tried so
far (raspberry, peach, watermelon, strawberry, beet avocado, root beer, jalapeño
and cantaloupe) have been delightful.
Take some time this weekend and give Yuki
Shaved Ice a try. In fact, make it an evening out of it. Yuki is located in the
parking lot of Mountain West Burrito, so grab a burrito then head out for
dessert at Yuki! And don’t forget that luscious cream on top!
Yuki Artisan Shaved Ice
yukishavedice.com
yukishavedice.com
1796 N 950 W in Provo (Mountain West Burrito parking lot)
11:30am-9:30pm
5 comments:
OH MY GOSH. I LOVE THIS!!!
The other day we were at Lani's and I said to my husband, "It's too bad there's not a shave ice place that uses fresh fruit syrups instead. We should totally do that." ha!
I'm looking at the clock right now to see if maybe I could make it up there before bedtime. :)
OOoh super cool! I love shaved ice but not all the 'fake' stuff that is in them. I'm all for healthier ones! I live in Midvale but next time I'm down in Provo I def. want to check this place out. I "liked" their Fb page and shared it with a friend. Thank you for blogging about it!
that looks super tasty!! I haven't had a good shaved ice since we lived in Texas... I didn't know we had any good shops for it here! Thanks for the post!
speechless.
I can't believe what I'm seeing! That looks amazing.
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