Foot and Fire

Finely shaved ice (finer than our usual shaved ice, if I may emphasize) that feels like almost an ice cream but of course, it is not because when one's tongue feels the ice, it is still shaved. Perhaps, the savory milk complement the fine ice. Almost one has the heavenly feel already after having the flan, the ice and the milk. But then, one reminds himself not to be content with its "deliciousness" yet  because one is having a Halo-halo. The surprise should yet to come! ***   Of course, halo-halo has to have many more underneath the layer of ice and milk. I love this one because even though there is no grand or generous servings of sweetened banana and macapuno (i forgot if it has some beans), even though there is no colored gelatin to entice my eyes, even though there is no ube or tuber taste like camote, there is this fullness in its simplicity. *** Razon's of Guagua Halo halo is a must try. It should surpass everyone's expectation of halo-halo,  I guess becaus...

By GERLIE M. UY We stayed at Doc J's Stop-over located just about two kilometers from entry to the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto (aka DSB and don sal) located at 37 Brgy. Pandanon, DSB, Negros Occidental. DSB is a cool place but we dared to have halo halo as it is the place's best offering to those who stop over to the place... HALO HALO at DOC J's Stop Over, 37km Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) Doc J's Halo Halo has vanilla ice cream, ube halaya, bits of colored kaong, sugared young buko or coconut shreds and sweetened with milk creamer and honey with dissolved mascuvado sugar LANZON (the yellow one) -- steamed grated cassava with young shredded coconut LINUPAK NGA KAMOTE KAHOY -- pounded cassava with shredded coconut LINUPAK NGA KAMOTE KAHOY, up close arroz con caldo passion fruit juice with buko shreds (young coconut) Don Sal women sell their camote and banana chips as well as their candied young coconut called BUKAYO.  LINUPAK NGA SAGING -- pounded ...