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Halo-halo

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Halohalo
A bowl of halohalo
CourseDessert
Place of originThe Philippines
Main ingredientsShaved ice, milk, various fruits
Haluhalo made in Spring Valley, California

Halohalo is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made with crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk, and various ingredients including side dishes such as ube jam (ube halaya), sweetened kidney beans or garbanzo beans, coconut strips, sago, gulaman (agar), pinipig, boiled taro or soft yams in cubes, flan, slices or portions of fruit preserves, and other root crop preserves[1]. The dessert is topped with a scoop of ube ice cream. It is usually prepared in a tall clear glass and served with a long spoon.[2] Haluhalo is considered to be the unofficial national dessert of the Philippines.[3]

Haluhalo is more commonly spelled as "halo-halo"[4], but the former is the official spelling in the Commission on the Filipino Language's dictionary. The word is an adjective meaning "mixed [together]" in Tagalog.[5] It is a reduplication of the Tagalog verb halo, which means "to mix".[6]

History

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The origin of haluhalo is traced to the pre-war Japanese Filipinos and the Japanese kakigōri class of desserts.[5][7] One of the earliest versions of haluhalo was a dessert known locally as monggo con hielo (derived from the Spanish Filipino dessert maíz con hielo) or mongo-ya, which consisted of only mung beans (Tagalog: monggo or munggo, used in place of red azuki beans from Japan), boiled and cooked in syrup (minatamis na monggo), served on top of crushed ice with milk and sugar. Over time, more native ingredients were added, resulting in the creation and development of the modern haluhalo. One difference between haluhalo and its Japanese ancestor is the placement of ingredients mainly under the ice instead of on top of it. The original monggo con hielo can still be found today, with similar variations using sweet corn (mais con hielo) or saba bananas (saba con hielo).[8][9][10][11]

Some authors specifically attribute haluhalo to the 1920's or 1930's Japanese migrants in the Quinta Market of Quiapo, Manila, due to its proximity to the Insular Ice Plant, Quiapo's main ice supply.[12] The Insular Ice Plant was built in 1902 by the Americans, which became the ice supplier for the Philippines.[13] Although the ice plant was built, it was not the first introduction of ice to the Philippines. In the mid-19th century, the United States imported ice from Wenham Lake to different countries, including India, Australia, and the Philippines.[8][11]

Description

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Buko halo, a combination of haluhalo and buko salad, usually served directly on coconut shells

There is no standard set of ingredients for haluhalo as the ingredients can vary widely, but the dessert usually includes sugar palm fruit (kaong), coconut sport (macapuno), saba plantains cooked in syrup (minatamis na saging), jackfruit (langkâ), agar jellies (gulaman), tapioca pearls, nata de coco, sweet potato (kamote), sweetened beans, cheese, pounded toasted young rice (pinipig), and ice cream. The ingredients are placed in specific positions; the fruit, beans, and other sweets are placed at the bottom, followed by shaved ice, and then topped with leche flan, ube halaya (mashed purple yam), ice cream, or any combination of the three. Evaporated milk or coconut milk is poured into the mixture upon serving.[2][11]

There are various local and regional varieties of haluhalo throughout the country, which include different and/or additional ingredients than those previously listed, including sweetened wintermelon, durian, and strawberry ice cream, among others.[14] There's a similar Visayan dessert called binignit, which is referred to as "ginataang haluhalo" in Tagalog ("haluhalo in coconut milk") and commonly shortened to "ginataan". It uses a lot of the same ingredients, although it's usually served hot.[15][16]

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Haluhalo was featured in season 1, episode 2 of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown when its host Anthony Bourdain visited a Jollibee branch, a Filipino fast-food restaurant, in Los Angeles. Bourdain praised the dessert and called it "oddly beautiful". He also posted a photo of the dessert on his Twitter account.[17][18] The show featured the dessert again in season 7, episode 1 when Bourdain learns how Filipinos make the dessert.[19][20] Haluhalo was also featured as a Quickfire Challenge dish season 4, episode 7 of the American reality television series Top Chef. American contestant Dale Talde prepared the dessert, which featured avocado, mango, kiwifruit, and nuts. Talde was named one of the top three Quickfire Challenge dishes by guest judge Johnny Iuzzinni of Jean Georges. Talde also made the dish in a later episode. The dessert was featured on a "Delicious Destinations" edition episode of Bizarre Foods[21]

Haluhalo can be found in a wide range of places, from food stands to 5-star hotels.[8] Filipino fast-food restaurants like Jollibee, Max's, Mang Inasal, and Chowking serve haluhalo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Halo-Halo, The Ultimate Filipino Dessert, Gains In Popularity - CBS Los Angeles". www.cbsnews.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Roufs, Timothy G and Kathleen Smyth (2014). Sweet Treats Around the World: an Encyclopedia of Food and Culture : An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO, LLC. pp. 267–271. ISBN 9781610692212.
  3. ^ Lam, Clarice (December 22, 2022). "Halo-Halo Dessert". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Videographer, Irish Eden Belleza (May 26, 2019). "Halo-halo: 6 things you didn't know about this 'oddly beautiful' Filipino dessert". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Icy Philippine dessert halo-halo gets fancier to woo fans". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Filipino". kwfdiksiyonaryo.ph. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Consulate Holds Halo-Halo Making Activity for Japanese Students". nagoyapcg.dfa.gov.ph. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Ocampo, Ambeth R. "Japanese origins of the Philippine 'halo-halo'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Halo-Halo Graham Float Recipe". Pinoy Recipe at Iba Pa. July 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  10. ^ FilipiKnow (January 18, 2019). "Halo-Halo: The Surprising Origin of Philippines' Beloved Dessert". FilipiKnow. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Valdeavilla, Ronica (March 13, 2018). "Halo-Halo: Favourite Dessert of The Philippines". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Crisol, Christine (2006). "A Halo-Halo Menu". In Zialcita, Fernando N. (ed.). Quiapo: Heart of Manila. Manila: Quiapo Printing. p. 321. ISBN 978-971-93673-0-7. Today, many non-Quiapense informants in their forties and older associate the Quinta Market with this dessert. Why did this market become important in the invention of this dessert? Aside from its being a Japanese legacy in the area [...] of all the city markets, the Quinta was closest to the ice.
  13. ^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. (July 22, 2015). "'The Iceman Cometh'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "7 Unique HALO-HALO Versions around the Philippines". The Poor Traveler Itinerary Blog. April 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Merano, Vanjo (July 15, 2010). "Ginataang Halo-halo Recipe (Binignit)". Panlasang Pinoy. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ginataan Halo-Halo". Filipino Food Recipes. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  17. ^ "Anthony Bourdain tries Jollibee halo-halo". ABS-CBN News. April 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  18. ^ Flores, Ghio Ong,Helen. "Jollibee in LA gets thumbs up". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Nam, Phan (January 14, 2025). "Máy làm kem tuyết" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  20. ^ Discovery Channel Southeast Asia (January 24, 2017). Manila Halo Halo | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown S7E5. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern#Season 18 - Delicious Destinations (Season 3.29

Further reading

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