I just made my own cholado and it tastes GREAT. Granted, I made mine in a bowl, not a plastic cup, and I swapped the shaved ice for frozen mango (I didn’t want to break out the Cuisinart), but it is pretty damn close to what my local Colombian videostore/dessert stand El Palacio de Cholados serves up.
For you adventurous types, here’s a rough approximation of how to make a cholado at home:
Note to the retail industry: if there is a DJ in your store, and he is spinning overly-loud reggaeton, Cassie, and trance music, I am MUCH more likely to walk in and purchase products.
Then again, if your store happens to be Diesel or Armani Exchange, I am already highly likely to buy your stuff anyway, so it’s possible that the music isn’t really a lure, but just makes me bounce around a little more than usual while handing over my AmEx card.
I have a love/hate relationship with the back door to my apartment. I love it when the doorknob is actually attached, and hate it when the doorknob is missing/broken/lying on the ground.
