halo-halo – Luneta Ice Cream

Ambassador Ledda with the Filipino Community and other attendees to the Embassy Festival

Philippine Embassy, The Hague participated in the Embassy Festival on 03 September 2016, held at Lange Voorhout, The Hague, The Netherlands.

This one-day festival is an annual event for the diplomatic community that highlights the different cultures in The Hague through various activities in music, arts, dance, and cuisine from the different countries. With its theme “Lifting Global Culture”, the Philippine Embassy participated in the festival for the fourth consecutive year, promoting tourism and our rich culture to the people living in The Hague and its environs.

This year, distinct Philippine flavours such as calamansi, pink guava, buko pandan, maja blanca, ube macapuno, Philippine mango and halo-halo were showcased at the Philippine pagoda by local vendor Luneta Ice Cream with its home-made traditional and “deep-fried” ice cream.

About 35,000 visitors came to the Festival and enjoyed the sights and sounds of fifty (50) cultural performances and delightful cuisines participated by forty-three (43) embassies in The Hague.

Visitors, both local and Filipinos, enjoying Luneta Ice Cream’s home-made and “deep-fried” ice cream.

Credits: Philippine Embassy in The Hague

Sariling Atin Conquering Taste Buds Abroad

Recently, Filipino cuisine has been making headlines abroad. Apparently, our local dishes have hit the jackpot among casual diners and foodies. From the well-known adobo to the more complex sinigang, our native dishes and filipino recipes have indeed come so far. Thanks to Filipinos living abroad, they have kept the Filipino spirit alive through cooking. It’s a Pinoy pride thing; it has enabled the enterprising spirit of the Filipinos working and living abroad to share our dishes with foreigners.

What makes our dishes special? No matter how simple or complicated Filipino dishes are, you know that aside from it takes time and effort to prepare these dishes, love is an extra ingredient in preparing them. That’s why the term lutong bahay has always been the word-of-mouth that drove our dishes to the forefront of the culinary world.

That aside, lutong bahay gives that vibe of love, care and deliciousness you only get when food is home cooked. You always look forward to having your meals at home after a long day. These dishes have found its home abroad and they are fast becoming favorites by foreign taste buds too.

Then there’s the dessert. From the simple minatamis na saging to the all-time summer favorite halo-halo, and the most popular purple ube halaya, these desserts are prepared at home. What more if your dessert is an ice cream tailored fit to suit the Filipino taste buds? Pinoy ice cream! I remember my grandfather used to make ice cream for us. And that’s always been a treat! Flavors like ube and mango, or buco pandan, and other local ingredients… that’s what makes it Filipino. That’s what makes it sariling atin. And bringing that culture abroad, that Pinoy pride, is the entrepreneurial spirit of every Filipino.

In The Netherlands, Luneta Ice Cream has been promoting the Filipino culture, that sense of sariling atin, through its ice cream with native flavors like mango, ube, buco pandan, macapuno… truly authentic Filipino ice cream! What makes it truly Pinoy is that it’s personally managed and made by its owners. The right ingredient that makes any Filipino food authentic and real. That kind of claim can only be made by Luneta Ice Cream.

“We have thought of bringing smiles to our fellow Pinoys here. So we ventured into making Pinoy ice cream. Thus was born Luneta Ice Cream. From the basic of ice cream flavors to our new offerings, all of these are borne out of our love and pride for our home country,”

-Rhea Topacio, Luneta Ice Cream’s Managing Partner, says in an interview.

“We want to share this passion with you, to bring that taste of authentic Filipino ice cream,”

– Dennis Rogacion, Luneta Ice Cream’s other partner, interpolates.

“That kind of care and meticulousness that is a throwback to all things Pinoy when it comes to preparing food, that’s what Luneta Ice Cream is all about. We want to inspire the Filipinos here, that they’re not alone in working towards success. We are working on our success. So they can do it too!”

-Dennis adds.

Many Filipinos are trying to find the right combination to succeed, wherever they are; whether it’s work or putting up a business. Some have brought native dishes to commercially share it, some have even found their niche and established their own restaurants and catering services. And they’ve found support among the Filipino communities and the locals there.

Whatever the case may be, with the number of Filipinos working and living abroad, you already have a market for the Filipino dish, be it main course or dessert. Proof that our sariling atin has a place in the global dining table.

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We will bring you that tropical feeling with our food trailer featuring our ice creams in cones or cups. You can also request halo-halo (a special Filipino snack or dessert) and Guapito Beer for the evening. Make your wedding, birthday, or gathering extra special with Luneta Ice Cream. Send an email to info@lunetaicecream.com formore information.

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from 11am to 7pm

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