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HALO-HALO @ PHILIPPINES
Basco, Batanes & Manila, Philippines - March 2015
Halo-Halo is a favourite dessert in the Philippines, it is found almost anywhere in the Philippines. It is to the Filipinos what Ais Kacang is to the Malaysians.
Walking down a Manila street during a debut visit to the Philippines, I came upon this signage.
"Hello.... what is this thing called Halo-Halo?"
We were on a trip to cycle to at the Batanes, and only stayed on night in Manila and thus I did not have the time to try this Halo-Halo thing. It was only when we were at Batanes that I did get to savour it.
So what is it?
This is the Halo-Halo we had in Batanes. My cycling buddy Ong liked it very much and after the first taste, would almost everyday asked us to go visit the shop again; after all it IS a good, refreshing thirst-quencher after a good cycling ride.
Batanes is a iced dessert of mixed tropical fruits with coconut water and some evaporated milk. Fruits that are used are pineapples, papayas, bananas, sweet potato, coconut shaving, jack-fruit, some sago beads. It is topped up with sprinkling of deep-fried rice and a thick molasses.
The types of fruits used differs from stall to stall but the rice is a must. Also using finely shaved ice makes the dessert smoother and more enjoyable.
This stall also sells Maruya, Filipino-style banana fritters. These are half-sliced bananas deep-fried with a thin layer of batter and served with a sprinkling of sugar while it is still hot.
It is located at Basco town on the National road and sits opposite the Ivatan Lodge.
This Halo-Halo from the Raku Hokkaido Ramen shop looks better and tastes better too as they used fresh milk and more finely shaved ice.
The pricing is "better" to at 135PHP each, three times that of the Basco one. The shop is situated at the food court of the Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The pricing is "better" to at 135PHP each, three times that of the Basco one. The shop is situated at the food court of the Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Top view of Raku's Halo-Halo shows the deep-fried white rice. I especially like this as the are very crispy and crunchy.
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