Food Trip: Digman's Hyped Halo-Halo

For Juans, no dessert screams summer more than the halo-halo. Literally means mixed, halo-halo is typically a concoction of shaved ice, milk, sweetened beans, banana, jack fruit, purple yam, coconut strips, root crops, sago pearls, colorful gelatin, flan, and topped with ice cream. This colorful layered dessert is one great cold treat. And as the Philippines' favorite summer time food, a cup or bowl of halo-halo is available just about anywhere. 

One place that media outlets rave about as the halo-halo capital of the Philippines is Digman in Bacoor, Cavite. With the summer heat becoming unbearable these days, the Two Juanderers decided to visit Digman to check out if the halo-halo there are actually all that. We had to taste it to believe it.

Is is really the talk of the town?

Don't be confused though as the popularity of the halo-halo in the area spawned a multitude of restaurants offering their own versions of the cold treat. Each claiming to be either the first or the best. So in our visit, we tried out two of the most featured restaurants in Digman. Here's our verdict.

Food Trip: Cavite

History abounds in the province of Cavite. There are many historic sites and landmarks in the province that are associated with the revolution, foremost of which is the Aguinaldo Shrine, the birthplace of Philippine independence. But alongside these historic sites, Cavite is also home to numerous homegrown restaurants and eateries. 

Aguinaldo Shrine

So after a visit to these sites and refreshing your historical memories, don't miss the chance to try these food places out.

Las Tiendas
The big city's food bazaar trend has reached Cavite with Las Tiendas. It is an open air food hub located within Aguinaldo Park. Just like its cousins in the metro, Las Tiendas offers a number of stalls serving a wide variety of food.