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Dane Jackson

Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
> Dane Jackson <dane@unseen.edu> wrote:
>>
>>Hmmm, a nice halo-halo does sound good. There's a place not too far
>>from my house that has it on their menu. And now I have a hankering
>>to pick up some Ube ice cream from Uwajimaya...
>
> Are you in North America--and if so, where do you live where you can
> get halo-halo handily?

Seattle. I live approximately one mile from the International district
here. I remember one of the bubble-tea places had halo-halo mentioned
on their board. Of course, now I can't remember which one. And I know
I've had some halo-halo at one of the summer street fairs.

> The ube icecream I can find around here just isn't the same as the
> kind we get in the Philippines. Tastes different. O, for a gallon of
> Selecta Ube Icecream. or, even better, some of that Arce Dairy
> icecream (which, as I recall, is made from carabao milk. waaay
> better.)

I haven't tried it before, but I've seen it at Uwajimaya (next to the
durian ice-cream). But I'm always up for an excuse to try a new frozen
confection.

> I'm not even over the jetlag yet and my appetite wants to go back home
> already!

I'm personally emotionally starved for a good sub from Cappriotti's. Oh
well, maybe my brother can bring some when he visits.

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If A = B and B = C, then A = C, except where void or prohibited by law.
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Dane Jackson

Dane Jackson <dane@unseen.edu> wrote:
> Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> The ube icecream I can find around here just isn't the same as the
>> kind we get in the Philippines. Tastes different. O, for a gallon of
>> Selecta Ube Icecream. or, even better, some of that Arce Dairy
>> icecream (which, as I recall, is made from carabao milk. waaay
>> better.)
>
> I haven't tried it before, but I've seen it at Uwajimaya (next to the
> durian ice-cream). But I'm always up for an excuse to try a new frozen
> confection.

Well, I went out for a spin wednesday night on the errand bike. I hit
Uwayijamaya to pick up some fresh fruit and what-not (mmmm Mangos). I
was lured into the frozen confection aisle by your description of Ube
ice cream. And Lo! There were tins of Selecta Ube ice cream. I was
momentarily tempted by the Halo-Halo flavor[1], but decided I wanted to
try the ube.

I spun up the hill to home, detouring for a quick stop at the video
game store to pick up a few used videogames (one of the joys of owning
*obsolete* consoles is the games are cheap). Opening the tin, it was
as the packaging pictured, very very purple. It had almost a purplish
play-doh-y sheen to it. But undeterred by the sight, I dug out some
for myself. Mmmmmmm, very tasty, and not what I expected. Very
different, very nutty tasting.

Shortly after, my wife and small child elected to sample it as well. All
around it was agreed that it was excellent. And very purple. Very
purple on Aixi's hands, very purple on Aixi's face, very purple on her
shirt.

[1] Not sure it that was Selecta or another brand. Wasn't paying *that*
much attention.

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Luigi de Guzman

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:37:20 -0700, Dane Jackson <dane@unseen.edu>
wrote:

>Dane Jackson <dane@unseen.edu> wrote:
>> Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> The ube icecream I can find around here just isn't the same as the
>>> kind we get in the Philippines. Tastes different. O, for a gallon of
>>> Selecta Ube Icecream. or, even better, some of that Arce Dairy
>>> icecream (which, as I recall, is made from carabao milk. waaay
>>> better.)
>>
>> I haven't tried it before, but I've seen it at Uwajimaya (next to the
>> durian ice-cream). But I'm always up for an excuse to try a new frozen
>> confection.
>
>Well, I went out for a spin wednesday night on the errand bike. I hit
>Uwayijamaya to pick up some fresh fruit and what-not (mmmm Mangos). I
>was lured into the frozen confection aisle by your description of Ube
>ice cream. And Lo! There were tins of Selecta Ube ice cream. I was
>momentarily tempted by the Halo-Halo flavor[1], but decided I wanted to
>try the ube.

Halo-halo flavour ice-cream is all right, but it always lost out in my
opinion to the real thing. Proper halo-halo has lots of sweet stuff
floating about in it waiting to be mixed up: langka, matamis na
mongo, iba'at-ibang klaseng agar-agar, macapuno, ube,
gulaman...sometimes a slice of leche flan, and that sort of neat
stuff.

Back in the RP, they package Ube and Halo-halo sometimes together in
the same tin--think neapolitan, but with two stripes only. mmmm.

Bicycle content: how do you transport your ice-cream on a bicycle?
I'm always terrified that it'll melt on the way home if I live too far
from the ice-cream seller. Do you have like a cooler bungied to your
rack or what?

-Luigi
Mang Sorbetero

>
>I spun up the hill to home, detouring for a quick stop at the video
>game store to pick up a few used videogames (one of the joys of owning
>*obsolete* consoles is the games are cheap). Opening the tin, it was
>as the packaging pictured, very very purple. It had almost a purplish
>play-doh-y sheen to it. But undeterred by the sight, I dug out some
>for myself. Mmmmmmm, very tasty, and not what I expected. Very
>different, very nutty tasting.
>
>Shortly after, my wife and small child elected to sample it as well. All
>around it was agreed that it was excellent. And very purple. Very
>purple on Aixi's hands, very purple on Aixi's face, very purple on her
>shirt.
>
>[1] Not sure it that was Selecta or another brand. Wasn't paying *that*
>much attention.

Tom Keats

In article <vgqi80dm5bqhccr1lt8re94nd74uotq4nk@4ax.com>,
Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> writes:

> Bicycle content: how do you transport your ice-cream on a bicycle?

In the fuel tank :-)

I have yet to design & build my milk crate-fitting
thermal pizza hod.

Zoot suggested coroplast as a construction material;
I'll get some one of these days. Maybe insulate it
w/ styrofoam.


good ride,
Tom

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David Reuteler

Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net> wrote:
> Bicycle content: how do you transport your ice-cream on a bicycle?

quickly. i hone my racing form.
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