Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 244 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 317 calories, 18 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 92 mg cholesterol, 246 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 25 g protein.

Halo-halo (from “halo” = mix) is a favorite Filipino dessert or snack. It is basically a mixture of sweet preserved beans(red beans, chick peas), coconut meat (macapuno), jackfruit (langka), pounded dried rice (pinipig), sweet yam (ube), cream flan (leche flan), shreds of sweetened plantain (saba), filled with crushed ice, milk (or coconut milk) and topped with ice cream. The halo-halo basically is sweet, creamy, and a filling dessert.

This Filipino concoction is quite popular during the hot summer months (March-June) in the country, just as ice cream is. It is usually served in tall, clear glasses that show its colorful contents that tempt one’s taste buds. One’s thirst is even made worse by the perspiring ice-filled glass, and the melting ice cream on top.

Cooking Tip:
Best if keep refrigerated for several hours, then reheat before serving.

….the “Pinangat” popularly known in manila as “Laing”
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Pinangat is made from local “natong” leaves ( taro leaves) and “gata” (coconut milk)
and most houses in Bicol Region will have these planted nearby.
Another version of this is the “tinilmok”, whose filling is sliced lukadon (young coconut meat) and small shrimps.

Note: Thai, Birds Eye, and Siling Labuyo are the same

It’s a classic Bicolano food made of Taro Leaves cooked in coconut milk. Taro or locally known as “gabi” is a leaf vegetables which are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are a good source of thiamin, riboflavin, iron, phosphorus, and zinc, and a very good source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, niacin, potassium, copper, and manganese. Taro tuber are very high in starch, and are a good source of dietary fiber.

Laing is indigenous of Bicol Region which is located in the southern part of Philippine’ Luzon Island. The region is also known for other great cuisine mixed with coconut one popular also is Pinangat.