Halo-halo
Shaved ice with everything on top
Think of it as: Like a sundae that raided the whole dessert aisle
The name literally means "mix-mix." So mix.
What does it taste like?
Sweet, creamy and fruity, with a nutty, vanilla-like ube flavor.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureIcy and chewy
What is it?
Shaved ice topped with sweet beans, nata de coco, purple yam jam (ube), leche flan and more, finished with milk. The name means "mix-mix."Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
An afternoon treat on hot days, stirred well with a spoon.
Watch it
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MusicOPM (Original Pilipino Music) Filipino pop full of heartfelt singing
SportBasketball
Kai Sotto (basketball; Philippine national team player over 220 cm tall who has also played in Japan's B.League) World HeritageRice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and more National animalCarabao (water buffalo) National flowerSampaguita (Arabian jasmine) FestivalSinulog Festival (January, Cebu)
Ingredients
- Shaved ice, 1 serving
- Sweet beans (e.g., red kidney beans) 2 tbsp
- Nata de coco 2 tbsp
- Ube jam (purple yam) 1 tbsp
- Leche flan 1
- Evaporated milk 50 ml
- Ice cream, optional
Can't find it? No evaporated milk? Mix regular milk with condensed milk.
How to make it (one way)
- Put the beans, nata de coco and fruit in the bottom of a glass
- Pile on plenty of shaved ice
- Pour over the evaporated milk
- Top with ube jam, flan and ice cream
- Mix everything together and dig in