Summer time again and the only thing to beat the heat is to indulge
our taste buds with cold desserts. For this time of the year the
superstar dessert for the buds of every Pinoy will be the halo-halo.
From
the word Halo, which means mix, it is a combination of different
ingredients build in a parfait or tall glass to create a mouth-watering
and wonderful structure of dessert. It is not literally mixed together
when being served, the mixing part would be when you are about to start
eating the Halo-halo (of course, mixing it using a spoon).
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Yes, it is as festive and colorful as the Filipino culture. To be
honest with you, I rejected the manner of portioning the ingredients in
terms of serving this dessert, most especially if it is being served for
my family. Once you have started eating this dessert you will be asking
for more. On the other hand, some root crops are added to this dessert,
it somehow makes you full right away.
Some of the ingredient are sago or tapoica balls, gulaman or gelatin, minatamis na saba at kamote or boiled and sweetened banana and sweet potato, sweet kidney beans, garbansos, macapuno, rice crispies, sugar, milk, langka or jackfuit; for toppings, it may be ube yam, leche flan, ice cream cheese or all of these as toppings.
