Halo-halo is one of the most famous desserts in the Philippines. Being in a tropical country, the temperature usually runs from 28-32 degrees Celsius. It's a normal range in Cebu, so having cool desserts really suits our taste.
Halo-halo is a combination of shaved ice, milk and a lot of other ingredients. Halo-halo translates to "mix-mix" in English. That's why we mix a lot of sweet ingredients together.
The ingredients for halo-halo varies, too. It depends on the shop where you buy one. Some includes a lot of fresh fruits,while others use preserved ones.
The shop where we had one yesterday is called Melton's Halo-halo. It was our first time to eat there. 
As you can see there are two types. The "Special Halo-halo" is around 1.10 USD while the "Super Special Halo-halo" is around 1.30 USD. There's a little difference, so we tried the super special one.
The main difference would be the additional two scoops of ube ice cream. I personally don't really like ube ice cream, but it's the perfect flavor to blend in in Halo-halo.
Super Special Halo-halo in Melton includes the following ingredients:
- shaved ice
- evaporated milk
- sweet bean paste
- kaong
- baked shredded coconut
- nata de coco
- jackfruit
- ube ice cream
- some crushed peanuts
- cornflakes
As far as I had tasted, those were all mixed in. I really like the consistency and texture of the shaved ice. It's a great deal for its price. I have tasted a more delicious halo-halo, but they're much expensive. If I am to compare Melton's halo-halo to other halo-halo with the same price range, I'd say this one is much better.
So far in Cebu, they have 5 branches including the one in our area. You can also check the picture above for their address and schedule. I was able to take a picture of it with their permission.
