Comments on: Halo-halo

By: Glenda Johnson

Glenda Johnson — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:36:17 +0000

My visit to Kidapawan is worth remembering because of my discovery of a unique halo halo.You should try the flavorful durian halo-halo of GA-LOR FARMS at Lanao Crossing,Kidapawan City ,Cotabato. . It is so yummy & heavenly delicious !!!! They own the durian farm where they get their finest ingredients and homemade it to perfection.Try it…. and also their famous durian pastillas & jams.

By: chick

chick — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:09:32 +0000

i want it w/ lots of saba, ube, leche flan, nata de coco & pinipig!! :D

By: kang_kong

kang_kong — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:54:44 +0000

Wow! Impressive ang photos ng favourite ko—halo-halo! Yep, the kaong, macapuno and beans sometimes are so hard, it turns me off. ‘Yang mga imports from P.I., if not a good brand, matitigas talaga. Dito sa Canada it’s hard to find a good eatery that sells good halo-halo (peborit ko w/ halaya, leche flan, pinipig, mangga and jackfruit). MIss ko na ‘pinas!

By: Bay_leaf

Bay_leaf — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:13:10 +0000

kalami!!!!!!

By: NYCMama

NYCMama — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:59:50 +0000

Just last weekend, we attended a make-your-own halo halo event at the Filipino restaurant in Soho. They set up a bar where you could ladle your own ingredients, and then they just put the ice, milk, ice cream, pinipig, and leche flan for you. It was interesting to see how we all differed in what ingredients each one got the most or the least of! My halo halo memories from childhood back home involves the vendor ladling the ingredients into the glass, then uncovering the block of ice, which was covered in “sako”, when sacks of rice were still made of natural fabric and not plastic, and the ice still had bits of rice husk sticking to it, again rice husks used to stop the ice from melting too quickly. Then the ice scraper was this gray metal thing that looked like a plane to sand down wood. We would bring our own glasses and not use the vendors glasses. I consider myself lucky that my parents let us eat street food, and my palate is all the more richer for it! I also remember someone telling me halo halo was brought by the japanese, (and since they have red bean ice cream, that made sense to me!)

By: millet

millet — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:37:12 +0000

yup, just send me an e-mail. durian sans rival,durian cheesecake,and all the eats this town has to offer. although it looks like the peak of the fruit harvests may be later than the festival…i hope not!

By: maria

maria — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:48:34 +0000

your pictures are great! i can almost smell them! :) we make our halo-halo with lots of home made macapuno, sweetened red munggo and garbanzos. we can’t resist the leche flan which are cubed into small pieces and topped with vanilla ice cream. we, however, skip the milk. if you have that japan-made ice shaver…use it! it really produces the finest shaved ice on earth. it’s true. the halo-halo becomes the best experience when the ice is shaved as finely as possible.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:24:41 +0000

millet, that sounds tempting…I have only been to Davao once, and purchased a lot of Mother of Pearl in the market… Corey, the ingredients of a proper halo-halo include sweetened white beans, red mung beans, sometimes chickpeas. The colored stuff is usually coconut based sweets made from fresh coconuts, sometimes fermented or processed. There are also macapuno strips, stewed bananas, purple yam jam, jackfruit, etc.

By: millet

millet — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:10:49 +0000

our favorite halo-halo place here in davao, aling foping’s, lets you choose which goodies you want thrown in, and you can even have double dips of whatever your favorites are. the other bonus is the ice, which is shaved very finely, like ice monster’s. it’s a regular friday night treat for me and hubby and friends. tara, MarketMan, come to Davao for Kadayawan, we’ll take you to our favorite eating spots all over.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:00:29 +0000

I was not brave enough to try halo-halo. Normally, it’s the balut that causes quite a scare in foreign tourists. Anyway, I just couldn’t get past the odd concoction of beans and gelatin and ice and fruit. It looked pretty, but my unadventurous side decided to go with the more “normal” mango shake (oh, and those mango shakes at South Seas in Dumaguete are the best desserts I have ever had).

By the way, what is in that top photo? I know at least one of those items is fruit, but can’t identify the rest. Hence, the main reason I didn’t try halo-halo…I just didn’t know what all the colored, shiny stuff was in there. I know I’m missing out because I have heard Americans tell me it is delicious, nonetheless :)