‘Halomazing’ Summer Treats
Filipinos enjoy the summer season by going out and frolicking under the sun. Aside from spending time at the beach, summer is the time to celebrate fiestas, barkada getaways and family reunions. At these get-togethers is always the endless array of bountiful, delectable local cuisine at the table.
Golden Cowrie and Hukad sa Golden Cowrie, known for their traditional and refreshing take on Filipino flavors, offer not only the best of homestyle cooking, but mouthwatering desserts as well, guaranteed to refresh during relentless, warm summer days.
It may just be the time to cool down with the ultimate heat-busters: Halo Halo, Ube Halaya Macapuno, and Mais con Hielo, the three distinct Filipino desserts that are summer staples in the Philippines.
A mixture of sweetened ingredients topped with cream and cornflakes, Halo Halo is every bit as colorful as the summer festivals of the country. It’s a pleasure to indulge in the perfect combination of the Ube Halaya, Macapuno served with creamy ice, and cornflakes, whose every spoonful brings to mind summers in hometowns where childhood friendships were made.
Mais Con Hielo is the simple, yet unforgettable, treat just around the corner near the ancestral house of everyone’s growing-up days. The confection made of sweet corn topped with creamy ice and cornflakes deserves to be in the list of must-eats during summer visits.
These “halomazing” summer treats are there to delight the taste buds. Those who crave for these may only have to visit Golden Cowrie branches in Salinas Drive Lahug, Marina Mall and along A.S. Fortuna. Hukad sa Golden Cowrie, its mall-based brand, has branches in SM City Cebu, Robinson’s Cybergate, The Terraces of Ayala Center Cebu, Parkmall, South Town Centre, and SM Seaside City. To make a reservation, one may contact (032) 233-4243 or (032) 233-4670.
Hukad continues to expand nationwide with already a total of 30 other branches in Bacolod, Bacoor, Butuan City, Bohol, Boracay, Cotabato, Davao, Digos , Dumaguete, General Santos City, Ilo-ilo, Pagadian, Ozamiz City, Tacloban, Tagum and Zamboanga and a Golden Cowrie Filipino Kitchen at S Maison, MOA Complex. The website is at www.alwaysafeast.ph; social media accounts at @ alwaysafeast on Instagram, and at www.facebook.com/ hukadgoldencowrie.