What is halo halo?

We had a lovely day yesterday. We went to Fort Santiago, saw San Agustin Church, saw the Rizal shrine and had a lovely meal at Harbor View where the onaks had a feast of Filipino dishes and feasted on the view.

Then came dessert. We ordered halo halo for them. I spent a fair amount of time explaining what halo halo is. Some brave souls went to try to and it was hilarious watching them eat it!

"Wow...it's like a surprise in every scoop."

"You guys really like your vegetables. You even have it in your dessert." (talking about the beans and the corn in the halo halo)

"It kinda pops in your mouth like a stringy gummi bear" (describing the kaong)

It was fun - they were willing to try something new and they liked it so far.

These guys... I like.