Locals Tip from the
Story and photos by Natalie Rivas
Try a Piccadilly. A unique Arizona treat.
“Yum Piccadilly!” says anybody who hears the word Piccadilly; the thought alone has the power to make the taste buds tingle. Instantly your mouth starts to water, maybe a bit of drool will escape. Black cherry flavor with gummy bears and extra snowcone juice can set a palette on fire. The craving sometimes will get so intense that a person will travel the distance, far and wide, searching for a vendor who makes the sweet and sour treat just right. If you’re really lucky, you may find a vendor who’ll deliver it to your front door. Piccadilly is the latest frenzy to hit the Navajo reservation and towns that border it. It’s believed that the Piccadilly mania began on the Hopi reservation starting with the KoolAid pickle; a sour treat made with packets of unsweetened Kool-Aid mix poured on the pickle or into the pickle juice to infuse the sour flavor into the pickle. The recipe evolved on the Navajo resevation adding KoolAid pickles to snow cones
Angelica Myron with her first Picadilly. “I loved it from my first bite,” she said. 10 Gateway to Canyon Country