Piragua (food)

Piragua

Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Puerto Rico
Serving temperature	Frozen
Main ingredients	Shaved ice fruit‑flavored syrup
Similar dishes	Shave ice snow cone

A piragua Spanish pronunciation: [piˈɾa.ɣwa]^[1] is a Puerto Rican shaved ice dessert, shaped like a cone, consisting of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. Piraguas are sold by vendors, known as piragüeros, from small, traditionally brightly-colored pushcarts offering a variety of flavors. Besides Puerto Rico, piraguas can be found in mainland areas of the United States with large Puerto Rican communities, such as New York and Central Florida.