Isn’t it mouth watering? In the Philippines, we call it halo-halo (from tagalog word halo which means “mix”). It is the popular native dessert among Filipinos specially on summer season. Why? Because Philippines is a tropical country and we have lots of fruits in season all year round. There’s no specific recipe for halo-halo, its a mixture of boiled sweet beans and fruits in season with crushed ice and milk. There’s a wide variety of ingredients Filipino entrepreneurs used. You can buy them anywhere in the Philippines. I happened to be the kind of person who wanted to try specialty food from every place I’ve been.
I could say that the best halo-halo I’ve tasted in my life is the picture above. The ingredients are red gelatin, boiled sweet bananas, sweet corn kernels, tapioca (sago) topped with crushed ice, leche flan, ube jam and lots of grated cheese. It looked simple and few ingredients but after tasting it, you’ll crave for another order. I don’t know if I could have another taste of it since the cafeteria is in Tiwi, Albay, Bicol. I’m in Manila now. Whew! Imagine, my mom who lives in Bicol almost all her life haven’t try the halo-halo in Tiwi. I am lucky!
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Hey, I saw your site on my dashboard, that’s how I got here. When I am in the Philippines, I try to go to Tiwi, although this time, I wasnt able to. My brother lives there and I’ve been to this ice cream parlor actually. I’ve spent one fiesta in Tiwi and always had a great time with my nephews. My ex is actually from there! hehehe!! You bicolano?
Hi, Reyna Elena. My Mom lives in Bicol. I’m not Bicolana, I was born and grew up in Manila. The picture is part of our one week vacation there recently. I hope you’ve seen the latest picture of Cagsawa. Thanks for dropping by.
wow! halo-halo w/ cheese is something new… would love to try it
hi,
HI!….i miss tiwi so much….i was der in tiwi for 2 yrs last 2000 to 2002….and almost every week kumakain kami ng halo2 dyan sa DjC….sobrang sarap….gusto ko nga sanang bumalik dyan sa tiwi para kakain lang nga halo2…sarap sarap talaga….gusto ko nga sana mag franchise para dito sa place namin sa negros..
hi! im from tiwi and i feel so proud whenever I read blogs about DJC Halo-Halo. sobrang sarap neto at ilang beses ng na-feature sa tv programs like kay susan tayo, kapuso mu, jessica sojo, mel and joey, and trip na trip. binibili nga daw ang recipe neto ng millions pero di nila binenta. Mas okay un for me kasi di sila after sa money. Sikat ang tiwi dahil dito. Proud to be bicolana, proud to be tiwinhon.