Deep down in South Texas, you may encounter a most peculiar food… the Pickadilly.
I am not sure if it exists elsewhere, since I have only found them in South Texas, but please let us know if you have found any of these anywhere else. These are some amazing, cold treats and if I am able to pick them up elsewhere I'd like to know where.
What in the World is a “Pickadilly?”
To start with, I will have to tell you what a raspa is, if you don’t already know, because you need a raspa to make a Pickadilly. Basically, a raspa is like a snow cone, slush puppy, or shaved ice. All of these are basically cold drinks made from tiny pieces of ice with a flavoring added to them.
Down in South Texas, the name on the street for this type of treat is raspa. Often, Kool-Aid is the flavoring used in many Raspa Stands. Basically, it is a quick and easy way to keep cool in a delicious manner, and many people take advantage of the convenience of the Raspa Stands frequently. We sure like to.
ADD THE PICKLE
To make a Pickadilly, Dill Pickle is added to the Raspa. Yes, you heard me correctly, Dill Pickle!
I know that at this point I may have lost some of you, unless you are a pregnant woman, but hear me out. The pickle is chopped into little pieces and then added to the top of the raspa, with a little flavoring sprinkled on top. I know that this seems like a very weird food, and I’m not saying that it isn’t. I’m just saying that we have been enjoying them for years.
Perhaps because the school color for Weslaco, Texas is purple, I’ve only actually had Grape flavored Pickadillys. (At least I think that is the reason.) You can order them in other flavors, but we always have gone for the purple and green, with the purple being the grape Kool-Aid flavored raspa and the green being the chopped up Dill Pickle on top of it.
THE ORIGIN
For @mama-peppper, she grew up enjoying these cool treats all summer long in South Texas. As I looked into the history of this food and tried to find the origin, I came up empty. I do not know where it came from, but I am thinking that perhaps a pregnant woman may have been involved. I can't be sure, but that is my hunch.
Since we do not have raspa stands in Northern Arkansas that sell Pickadilly's, I figured that we had better let the @little-pepper enjoy some while we were in Texas.
Although the treat was different and new to them, they enjoyed them quite a bit. Separately, they have enjoyed things like snow cones and pickles for years, so now they were able to enjoy the flavor combination as contained in the Pickadilly.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Have you ever heard of a Pickadilly before or gotten the chance to enjoy one? Would you ever try to make your own just to see what it tastes like?
We have enjoyed them for years and hopefully will get the chance again soon. They are very good with elotes too.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-pickadilly
Until next time…
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