This is the coolest dessert I have come across in the Philippines. It's called Halo Halo, which literally translates as Mix Mix.
I actually don't really know what's in it. What I do know is that it has a lot of crushed ice (very good to combat the heat!). The purple ball is ube flavoured ice cream. Ube is some kind of root thing - I'm not really sure. There is some real ube in the picture, it's the really dark purple thing to the right of the ice cream. Other than that, there's some young coconut strips, a few sweet corn kernels, and I don't know what the rest is.
It tastes good though.......
I've heard that it's been used as an analogy for the Filipino culture. That is, neither simply Asian or simply Western, but a mix of both with many different influences from various times. Or that's something like the analogy goes.
I think that we have subjected the experience of trying Halo Halo to everyone who visits us. Maybe I'll be able to introduce it to all you Australians when we get back.
Hope I haven't put you off....... :)
I actually don't really know what's in it. What I do know is that it has a lot of crushed ice (very good to combat the heat!). The purple ball is ube flavoured ice cream. Ube is some kind of root thing - I'm not really sure. There is some real ube in the picture, it's the really dark purple thing to the right of the ice cream. Other than that, there's some young coconut strips, a few sweet corn kernels, and I don't know what the rest is.
It tastes good though.......
I've heard that it's been used as an analogy for the Filipino culture. That is, neither simply Asian or simply Western, but a mix of both with many different influences from various times. Or that's something like the analogy goes.
I think that we have subjected the experience of trying Halo Halo to everyone who visits us. Maybe I'll be able to introduce it to all you Australians when we get back.
Hope I haven't put you off....... :)
