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Halo-Halo: The Joyful Chaos of Filipino Shaved Ice

The dessert that believes more is more.

Halo-Halo: The Joyful Chaos of Filipino Shaved Ice

Mix-mix

Halo-halo is Filipino for 'mix-mix,' and the name is the instructions: you stir everything together into a glorious, colorful jumble. Under the shaved ice you'll find sweet beans, jellies, fruit, coconut strings, ube and often a slice of leche flan.

It's abundant, playful and deeply nostalgic — a fixture of Filipino summers and celebrations.

Why we love it

Halo-halo's whole philosophy — pile on the good stuff, make it colorful, make it joyful — is right in line with how we think about a Prickly Ice bowl.

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