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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Chow For Your Bliss’s Consideration

Posted by on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Are you fiending for a sweet treat, but so over/bored with the recent explosion of ice cream and cupcake options? I present to you halo-halo, the sweet and cold and crunchy and chewy and melty and perfect Filipino dessert (or questionably nutritious dinner substitute).
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From the Tagalog word for mix, halo-halo’s possible ingredient permutations are endless, but the dish I revered last night at Kawali Grill (AC!) comprised coconut gel, sugar palm, jackfruit, banana, tapioca pearls, milk, sugar, and shaved ice, topped with ice cream and leche flan. The near-glowing bowl arrives at your table frosty and bright, each ingredient popping with neon glory. Savor the sight for a moment before mixing aggressively for proper taste distribution. While fleeting, the joy instilled with each drippy, now uniformly purple spoonful builds a cooling fortress against stultifying heat. If you go alone, bring along headphones and tunes, ideally these guys, to distract you from the sonic booms overhead.

Get yours here:

Columbia City: Kawali Grill
Beacon Hill: Inay’s Pan Pacific Restaurant and Kusina Filipina
U-District: Inay’s Manilla Grill

Also of note, this bowl is particularly satisfying as a follow-up to a bowl of a different sort.

Pic by Zeetz Jones.

 

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Cato the Younger Younger 1
"bowl of a different sort"

God, were you taking a hit while wearing argyle socks and a bow tie?
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on July 30, 2009 at 2:16 PM
danindowntown 2
Pass. Neon food, not so much.
Posted by danindowntown on July 30, 2009 at 2:29 PM
kitschnsync 3
Why allude to it? Your "Editorial Director" is openly a stoner.
Posted by kitschnsync on July 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM
4
(Most) Asian desserts are gross, especially anything with shaved ice. Pass.
Posted by keshmeshi on July 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Sir Learnsalot 5
Because it's a turn of phrase and that tickles the brain.
Posted by Sir Learnsalot http://ubiquitousthey.com on July 30, 2009 at 4:43 PM
6
Damn you! That pic made me crave halo-halo and now I must search and eat it this weekend.

For all those who commented you pass, continue eating your mcdonalds powder flavoured cones and " milk " shakes.
Posted by niteray on July 31, 2009 at 7:29 PM
My Other Car's the Tardis 7
@ #4. (Some) Asians like (Asian) desserts. But, heck--stick to Baskin-Robbins--we won't mind.
Posted by My Other Car's the Tardis on August 5, 2009 at 3:24 PM

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