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Halo-Halo

↳ from Philippines, Philippines

A tall glass of shaved ice with sweet beans, fruit, jelly and ice cream and milk. 'Halo-halo' means 'mix-mix'.

History

Halo-halo is said to come from Japanese immigrants' sweet bean and ice dessert in the pre-WWII Philippines, later Filipino-ised with local ingredients.

Ingredients

  • Shaved ice
  • Evaporated milk
  • Sweet beans
  • Nata de coco
  • Jackfruit
  • Ube halaya
  • Leche flan
  • Ice cream
  • Pinipig

How it's made

  1. Layer sweet beans, jellies and fruit in a glass
  2. Top with shaved ice
  3. Pour evaporated milk over
  4. Add ube, leche flan and ice cream
  5. Mix everything before eating

Famous brands & makers

  • Chowking
  • Jollibee
  • Mang Inasal

Ratings & notes

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