Oh Summer, there are lots of
reasons why I love you and anticipate for your arrival all year round. But you
know what, I hate you for making me sweat buckets.
So what is my way of coping up with
this lakas-maka haggard situation? I
refresh myself by eating some ice cold dessert instead since I cannot bathe
with ice anyways, no matter how I am tempted to haha!
We, Filipinos have our very own
sweet thirst-quencher called Halo-Halo. It’s made up of layers of crushed ice
and special ingredients like sweetened banana slices, red and yellow beans,
nata de coco (my favourite by the way), and jellies. Then topped with these
delightful stuffs like ube jam, leche flan, and sweetened langka and poured
with creamy milk to complete the heavenly concoction. The dessert is brimming
with ingredients because the more, the merrier. It also got its name because of
how it is presented, Halo-Halo means mixed in English.
Many sells the said dessert
especially during this hot season. They just pop out anywhere, thank goodness!
But if you want not just an ordinary one, in my own opinion you should search
for the following. First is with the ice, you would want the finest of them all
of course. Fine ice makes your eating experience more enjoyable since you won’t
need to bite the chunks of ice anymore. Next is the ingredients, some offers a
lessened number of ingredients but boasts of its flavour. So whatever floats
your boat with this one. Lastly is the milk used, the creamier and sweeter the
better.
I find myself being lured to this
little café in Congessional Avenue, Dasmarinas, Cavite. They offer Halo-Halo and other food as well. Ben’s
Halo-Halo’s interior is so kawaii! I can’t help but feel like I am in a doll
house with its pastel colors and wooden themed place adorned with chic and cute
thingamajigs. It looks very clean, relaxing, and homey.
The staffs are accommodating and
friendly too. Though the only downside for me is that they don’t have a WiFi
service when actually they are near a university. Plus brownie points from
students if they have one since most of their customers are them.
As for the menu, they serve
sandwiches and rice meals. I find their Burghetti (Spaghetti presented like
Burger) interesting too but I just took my lunch so a dessert is more welcomed
then.
Their Ben’s Special Halo-Halo is
the one I tried though they have an exotic option of Winter Halo-Halo which has
a kick of spice from the red chilis. Weird, eh? Well not for the adventurous
foodies out there. Some said it is still yummy and it is perfect for cold rainy
days to warm you up when you are craving for some Halo-Halo. I’m not the brave one when it comes to spicy
food so I’ll have my original sweet one, please.
The price of the halo-Halo is 70
pesos, quite pricey if you would ask me. If their target consumers are students
then they should have a more affordable price. As for the taste, nothing
special as it lacks sweetness for me but sugar is available anyways. What got
me is its fine ice but aside from that, there is no impressive from it considering
it is the star of their shop. I would even suggest they add a scoop of ice
cream or some more toppings to make it more special and to give justice to its
price.
But then, I will forgive them for
their IG-worthy café. I would like to go
back too to try their other offerings and maybe, just maybe the spicy Halo-Halo
also. Oh let’s not forget the Burghetti!
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