Halo Halo from The Philippines . . .

Halo Halo from The Philippines . . .
Many Filipinos, just like the Chowking Halo-Halo.
Desert time in the Philippines! Halo Halo is the name given
to the ever popular shaved ice dish in the Philippines.
The term halo-halo means ‘to mix’ or simply “mixed”
(as in mixed fruits or vegetables) in Filipino. Halo-halo
is a native and popular ice cold dessert here in the Philippines. It is a mixture of shaved ice and evaporated milk to which are added various boiled sweet beans and fruits, and served in a tall glass or bowl.
The ingredients of this sweet ice cream dish change depending on region, and … well, who’s making it.
But the main items are shaved ice, milk, kidney beans, banana, sugar palm (those hard jelly cubes again), jelly of all types.
Additional add on's are ice cream (the purple one is Ube Ice Cream), corn, rice cereal and condensed milk.
Ube Ice Cream [ What is Ube?] Ube is actually a purple yam, or tuber which has streaks of violet / purple running through it.
This natural food is often cooked, smashed and made into many into many different products. Ice cream, cakes, breads, pies can all be Ube flavored. Which in turn, makes them all a bright purple!
There are many different Halo-Halo versions in different places all over the Philippines but one of the best is the Halo Halo at Chowking.
No wonder many Filipinos enjoy this delicious dessert called Halo-halo.