"Halo Halo (Shaved Iced Dessert)" Guam Local Custom Tip by machomikemd

The Halo Halo (In filipino means mix mix) is one of the most enduring Filipino Influence on the Cuisines of Guam and being a tropical island, is famous for eating it specially on a hot day. This ubiquitous Filipino Dessert cum Treat can be found everyhere in the Island, even at the Food Courts, at the Chamorro Village, Restaurants and even at Denn'ys, even the local Chamorro People love this yummy treat. (pls see also my Manila Tips).

Halo Halo is a traditional shaved ice dessert made with ice cream and varied ingredients, including macapuno (silky coconut), kaong (sweet palm fruit), langka (jackfruit), munggo (mungo beans), sweet ube (purple yam), mais (corn), nata de coco (coconut gelatin), sago (pearls), evaporated cream mile, Pinipig (rice Crispies), Leche Flan (sweet flan) and more. it is best eaten on a hot day and even as dessert but it has so many calories so that weight watchers watch out. A Halo Halo order is $ 4.50 and again is available in food courts, chamorro village, filipino restaurants, denny's and more.