Um, as an ex-Dole-whip virgin (I had one at MK last July) I can attest to their sweetness and general yumminess- but....(and I know this might get me branded as a heretic) it is not something I would run to have again. It was good, but it was a little overly sweet and runny and sticky.

I would love to try the Kaki-Gori next time I am in FL though, sounds good (and more to my taste)

Nephythys, if Dole Whip was too sweet for you, you would probably love Kaki-Gori.

I still think something from the chocolate family is missing in this comparisson - I put forth the dark chocolate rocky road from the Candy Palace as a possible candidate from team chocolate.

But that confection is not available at WDW.

I nominate Zebra Domes to represent Team Chocolate.

But you can get that anywhere - even at the mall. :eek: I used to be a freak for what was called "Plaza Dots" at Six Flags Magic Mountain. This wonderfully odd form of ice cream was a pricey guilty pleasure that you could only get there.

As soon as Dippin' Dots showed up in malls, the magic was over. I've never purchased it anywhere outside of SFMM. :(

Dole whip, hands down. :cheers:

No, you can't get Kaki-Gori anywhere. But if I'm mistaken and I can get it at the mall . . . no, on second thought, I don't want to go to the mall.

Ok, now you need to sell me on the idea that this sno-cone is better than a standard one. :confused:

I will happily chime in here. I just had a standard snow cone (or Sno-Kone as the case may have been) at Sea World, and it was not even in the same ballpark. (Nor was it in the same theme park. Snirk...)

Firstly, the ice in a standard snow cone is coarse, like little pellets of ice. You have to crunch them with your teeth. It's unpleasant, except perhaps for those people who like to chew ice. The ice in Kaki-Gori is much more like actual snow. It's soft and kind of fluffy, not as mushy as daquiri ice, but not hard and crunchy like the above-mentioned pellet cone.

Then there is the syrup - my Sea World treat tasted like Kool-aid. Kaki-Gori has much nicer flavors. (tangerine, melon, cherry, there's one other that I am forgetting.) The Kaki-Gori flavorings are sweet but flavorful.

I am guessing that somewhere, there may be something comparable in a mall - it would simply be a matter of getting the right kind of ice-pulverizing machine (the one at Epcot looks like a piece of bar equipment) and some Italian syrups. Of course, no mall is going to provide the tranquil Japanese garden surroundings which add immeasurably to the whole Kaki-Gori experience.

CP, come to Florida. I will treat you to Kaki-Gori.

They sound delicious.