Mix, mix!
I am generally not one for eatins desserts but I have found a new favourite in the Philippines. It is called Halo Halo and you can see an example of it in the attached image, although there seem to be as many different variations of it as there are Phillipinos, it appears to be a national favourite. The basis of the recipe is a mixture of evaporated milk and shaved ice but after that, the sky is the limit. Various types of jellies, beans, fruit and sometimes ice cream are added. Here is the tip though. The first time I had it, I was picking up pieces of this and that on my spoon. The young Filipina gentyl took the spoon off me and proceeded to vigourously mix everything together. It was only when researching this tip that I found out why. Apparently Halo is the tagalog word for mix, so it literally means mix mix.No visit to the Philippines would be somplete without at least one bowl of...
