Chilled drinks.

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The climate of the Philippines is characterized by having relatively high temperatures and high humidity. This is a reason why chilled drinks are popular.

This is the end of my street food series. Of course there are many more streeet foods on sale. I could go on for ever... but I guess you are all happy this long series is over now ;-)

The food addicts can find a more complete list of street foods in Ivan Henares' blog here or read Señor Enrique's reminiscences of street food here , here and here.

Comments

[Cuisinart Ice Cream Makers]

My husbands sister lives over in the Philippines in a place called Sebu. It is very hot and humid but a beautiful country and you certainly can't resist chilled/frozen summer drinks as you seem to be thirsty all the time.

I create those fantastic drinks back at home my using my ice cream maker. It sounds a bit strange but it works really well.

I don't have them quite as bright though ;)

[Unhealthy foods]

This looks refreshing, I love the color. I've tried one before which has the pink color, it has jelly and nata de coco.

[r becklund]

The colors are so great, the textures inside the drinks are very intriquing. Good stuff!

[louise]

You have such a talent for capturing the essence and reality of such an intimate congregation of life. I enjoyed your food presentation immensely. After viewing the entire colorful display of vendors and choices, I find it quite difficult to choose my favorite. I think I would have to go with the Banana cue as I can just imagine those glistening bananas nestled in one of my very best favorite New Orleans desserts, Bananas Foster! Yet, I have a yen to try so many of the offerings I unfortunately will probably never get to try:( Thank you so much for sharing. It has been an enticing journey:)

[The EQualizer]

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[scotch21]

why do you consider "selecta ice cream" as a dirty ice cream? though it is sold on the street but it is still clean.

[saAb]

i miss manila sooo much..i missed the palamig when i went home in august..gosh! & the taho who frequents our place.. i forgot that theres no like that here in canada..:(( i would trade everything just to come back!

[carla]

gosh! samalamig! =) what wouldn't i give right now for a cold glass of that milky pink gulaman. =)

oh yeah, belated happy easter, sidney! =)

[Rach]

It's so pretty to look at all those colorful drinks lined up that way. I see them all the time. Sadly, I realized I've never even tried buying a that kind of drink before. The buko pandan looks really good.

[angie]

wow! quite a colorful display of beverages. not sure if that's ice or fruit in the barrels but it adds great texture.

[Jayred]

Chilled drinks, yes! I like the color of those drinks.

I terribly miss "halo halo."

Oh, do go on with your street food series, hehe. I naturally like them, being in CH and all that. Hay.

[Laurie]

Even though many of the foods were not the kind of thing I could imagine myself eating, this series was fantastic!

[Gérard Méry]

Les couleurs belles attirent les enfants.

[dave]

Excellent series Sidney! Happy Easter :)

[Ashish Sidapara]

Lovely series, whats next? ;-)

[don]

Another fine series. I like the brilliant colors and happy looking sellers. Nicely done.

[don]

Another fine series. I like the brilliant colors and happy looking sellers. Nicely done.

[don]

Another fine series. I like the brilliant colors and happy looking sellers. Nicely done.

[don]

Another fine series. I like the brilliant colors and happy looking sellers. Nicely done.

[Chinkin]

I'm sure you've noticed too that the manner of presenting food varies per market, per province, and among regions.

[Photo Cache]

a cheap way to get one's fix. thanks for including the cold ones in this series. yes, so what's next? cant wait.

[rhodora]

What's next, Sidney?

Your photos have a way of presenting life in full, vibrant color.

I like this street food series, but I think I like the copra series better. I found it very educational. Why, I had very faint idea on what copra looked like, and how they're produced, until you featured them here.

Thanks for these! I eagerly look forward to the next series.

[Jean]

Oui , comme dans tous les pays du monde , les enfants aiment boire des boissons très colorées !
Ainsi que les bonbons multicolores !

[ces]

Well, a perfect way to end another fantastic series - with a cool drink. Thank you Sidney for sharing these images. It gave me insight to a part of a culture I completely missed when I was part of it, yet now fully understand and cherish.

[groovyf]

For obvious reasons I homed in on the "Chocolate" container!