FRENCH LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES

D'OU VIENT LE HALO-HALO ? La glace n’était pas disponible aux Philippines avant le milieu du 19 ème siècle, de plus certain ingrédients utilisés dans cette préparation ne seront pas importés avant la seconde guerre mondiale ! Contrary to popular belief, the halo-halo (mix-mix), the iconic summer cooler, is a Philippine dish with Japanese origins. Over the years we have consumed halo-halo at venues ranging from roadside stands to Chowking fast-food outlets to five-star hotels like the Manila Peninsula (which was the first to serve it in an oversized, specially made bowl instead of the usual tall glass). I have tried Digman's halo-halo in Cavite and knew the cranky old lady in a Guagua subdivision who served it with palabok and French fries. Guagua, Pampanga halo-halo is now a fast-growing franchise with "The Original Razon's halo-halo and palabok. Since 1972" with the red sign, competing with "Razon's" with a blue sign that is n...