Hansen's Sno-Bliz
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Hansen's Sno-Bliz | |
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| Established | 1934 |
| Current owner(s) | Ashley Hansen |
| Food type | American |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 4801 Tchoupitoulas Street |
| City | New Orleans |
| State | Louisiana |
| Postal code/ZIP | 70115 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www.snobliz.com |
Hansen's Sno-Bliz is a snowball stand located in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., on Tchoupitoulas Street at Bordeaux Street.
It opened in 1934 and is believed to be the oldest sno-ball stand in the United States. It has been operated continuously by the Hansen family. After Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent death of founders Ernest and Mary Hansen, the shop closed for some time before being reopened by their granddaughter Ashley Hansen, in early summer of 2006. The shop is open annually from March to October.[1]
In 2014, Hansen's received an America's Classics award at the James Beard Foundation Awards.[2]
Sno-balls in Louisiana are similar to what the rest of the country calls snow cones, but they are made with more-finely-shaved ice and a large variety of homemade syrups.
The machine
Ernest Hansen built Hansen's ice-shaving machine himself entitled the "Sno-Bliz" in the 1930s. It was the first ever block-ice shaver.
References
- ↑ Keith O'Brien, "The End Of Summer Means The End Of 'Snowballs' In New Orleans", All Things Considered, September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Todd Price, "Hansen's Sno-Bliz named an America's Classic by James Beard Foundation", The Times-Picayune, February 27, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Review of Hansen's Sno-Bliz at Roadfood.com
- "Let It Sno: The Torch Is Passed for an Icy New Orleans Tradition", Gambit, May 30, 2006, archived by the Wayback Machine here
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Coordinates: 29°55′01″N 90°06′21″W / 29.9169°N 90.1059°W