Tasaka Gudi Gudi

Here’s a quick little spot for a snack that actually has a small place in Hawaii history. It’s been around for over 100 years (clearly not in this mall anchored by Whole Foods) and they keep their recipe secret.

Cash only. VERY inexpensive. Basically two items.

And I’ll go even further to whittle that down and say I’m not a big fan of one of them.

But what they serve is a frozen treat that is something like ice cream or sorbet, but it’s definitely a bit different. It’s small and refreshing and worth a try.

They serve two flavors: pineapple and strawberry. I really think the pineapple is something – it just tastes like sweet pure pineapple frozen and whipped – but it’s clearly not. Somehow they amplify the pineapple to be even more pineapply than it is naturally – maybe they’re reducing down a syrup?

The other option is strawberry, and this one just doesn’t hit me the right way. I feel like it doesn’t taste like strawberry so much as it tastes like strawberry flavoring – like a strawberry Jolly Rancher does. You know how a watermelon Jolly Rancher has a unique flavor that basically isn’t watermelon? Same thing here.

Anyway, if you’re in Kahului looking for a very quick, very casual, very refreshing bite, this is the place.