Shaved Ice: Filipino Halo-halo
I love frosty confections, and now that the weather has turned hot I've been on the look-out for all manners of shaved ice, especially the wonderful Asian variations, from Filipino halo-halo to Korean bingsu to Japanese kakigori.
Over the weekend I stopped off at Inay's Asian Pacific Cuisine in Seattle for a cold dose of deliciousness, Filipino style. Halo-halo begins with shaved ice and is topped with a huge assortment of fruits and sweet treats. Inay's version includes house sweetened red beans, white beans, bananas and jackfruit, coconut meat, and scoops of flan and jello all covered with evaporated milk and topped with taro ice cream.
Unlike a hot fudge sundae that you gingerly tuck into with a spoon, when it comes to halo-halo those in the know stir the ingredients all together before they dig in. With its exotic mixture of fruits and the ceremonial mixing of ingredients, it's no wonder that "halo-halo" actually means "mix-mix" in Tagalog.
If you can't find halo-halo anywhere around town, you'll be glad to know that inexpensive shaved ice machines now abound and Asian grocery stores often stock all the do-it-yourself fixings. Tayo’y magsikain!
--Tracy Schneider
william on June 01, 2009 at 05:30 PM
All i can say is wow....
Mike on June 02, 2009 at 05:57 AM
To sweet for me
divine on July 24, 2009 at 03:11 AM
hi..im divine,from philippines..
i want to make a delicious bbq sauce but easy to make..
leo on September 15, 2009 at 12:40 AM
I love "halo-halo"!
And this thing reminds me of my
beautiful Pinay girlfriend...lol
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cox.lance83 on October 04, 2009 at 11:28 PM
My Filipina girl want me to taste halo2x, she said it's one of yummy foods in the Philippines.
grocery philippines on May 24, 2010 at 04:49 AM
hmmn.. this is my favorite our very own halo halo!