Shave Ice!

One Way Shave Ice

So Addy introduced us to something during her time in Samoa. On one of her trips into town without us, she stumbled upon a little hole in the wall cinder block shack that reads “Shave Ice” on the side. The shop is called One Way, and has what we think is the best desert on the island.

Chelsia and I had seen the place multiple times and the past field director even said there was a good shave ice place in town (that we assumed was this shop), but honestly we were discouraged because the place doesn't look like much from the outside. At first glance, it looks like a cement shed that would be used to store gardening tools and maybe a small cooler with some ice in it. Who would have thought that a quaint little shop of delicious treats would be waiting inside?

It turns out that the shop isn't even in the cinder block shed. The cinder block building is completely empty, and there is a door with a big window adorned with a “One Way” sign on the far side that leads to the shop itself. The shop looks like something you would find in Europe or the States. It’s fairly small and extremely clean. They also have the absolute best service that we have received on island. The woman who works at the counter is both friendly and helpful. She will offer you suggestions, or even let you sample the different flavors if you are having trouble deciding what you want. As far as the desserts go, they have two main varieties of treats; shave ice and sundaes.

The shave ice is to die for. They start by putting ice cream at the bottom of a large cup. There is a nice variety of ice cream flavors (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, mango, etc.). Next, they use an ice shaver to fill the rest of the cup with ice shavings then pour a hefty amount of syrup on top of the ice. The syrup flavors are fairly extensive (passion fruit, strawberry, cherry, coconut, and bubble gum, just to name a few). This combination of ice and ice cream sounds strange at first, but it turns into a delicious blend that resembles the texture of a melting Creamsicle.

The other option is the sundae variety. The sundae we tried was called the Abby-Ka-Nabby. It was r-i-d-i-c-u-i-o-u-s! It is a double layered meld of ice cream, bananas, chocolate syrup, chocolate cake, peanuts, and whipped cream in a giant cup with a cherry on top. Huge. Delicious. Yum! Plus it's reasonably priced at $5.

Chelsia and I both agree that the shave ice is the better of the two options and the price is on point at $3. Something about it is just special, and you can’t find anything else even remotely like it here. You can’t go wrong either way though, and you shouldn't hesitate to stop by One Way for a treat.

-S

P.S. Did I mention that we went here twice in Addy's last week here, and Addy went three times. Yes, it's that good!

Day 2

Mind you it takes about an hour each way to get to town (it's that good).