Halo-halo is one of the most famous desserts in the Philippines. Being in a tropical country, the temperature usually runs from 28-32 degrees Celsius. It's a normal range in Cebu, so having cool desserts really suits our taste.
Halo-halo is a combination of shaved ice, milk and a lot of other ingredients. Halo-halo translates to "mix-mix" in English. That's why we mix a lot of sweet ingredients together.
The ingredients for halo-halo varies, too. It depends on the shop where you buy one. Some includes a lot of fresh fruits,while others use preserved ones.
As you can see there are two types. The "Special Halo-halo" is around 1.10 USD while the "Super Special Halo-halo" is around 1.30 USD. There's a little difference, so we tried the super special one.
The main difference would be the additional two scoops of ube ice cream. I personally don't really like ube ice cream, but it's the perfect flavor to blend in in Halo-halo.
Super Special Halo-halo in Melton includes the following ingredients:
The shop where we had one yesterday is called Melton's Halo-halo. It was our first time to eat there. @tegoshei told me that she has heard good reviews about this Halo-halo place from some of her friends. This branch is new, so we tried it out when we pass by it in the mall. We were buying some groceries for the week that time.
- shaved ice
- evaporated milk
- sweet bean paste
- kaong
- baked shredded coconut
- nata de coco
- jackfruit
- ube ice cream
- some crushed peanuts
- cornflakes
As far as I had tasted, those were all mixed in. I really like the consistency and texture of the shaved ice. It's a great deal for its price. I have tasted a more delicious halo-halo, but they're much expensive. If I am to compare Melton's halo-halo to other halo-halo with the same price range, I'd say this one is much better.
So far in Cebu, they have 5 branches including the one in our area. You can also check the picture above for their address and schedule. I was able to take a picture of it with their permission.
How about in your country? What dessert is the most popular?
Have a nice day everyone!
@arashikawaii
Ohh nice i am one of philipina halo halo lover hehehe 😊 its really delicious mostly in summer sobrang miss kona ang halo halo
That's good! Kain na ng halo halo heheh
Wow, beautiful. We eat a lot of different foods here in Pakistan. Stay blessed
Thank you so much. That's great. What dessert is common in Pakistan?
We prepare different things in dessert. Carrot's halwa is a common thing here in my area which is prepared from carrots. Similarly, our type of Halwas prepared here. Many people prepare green tea with sweets. Some go for having a nice glass of seasonal juice. So depends on the are in Pakistan. I normally go a cup of tea with Pakoras (fritters).
Wow! Your desserts in Pakistan sounds so healthy. Thank you so much for sharing... :-)
Welcome sir.
This looks delicious...like a zooped up ice-kacang. Yum
It is! There are more ingredients than an ice-kacang... heheh