Eats @ Sorbetes Ice Cream

When it comes to my LONG LIST of comfort food, nothing beats The simple yet savory ICE CREAM. It is an ULTIMATE upper on a bad day. Being in a tropical country meant having only two seasons-- DRY or RAINY. As they say, this is somewhere the sun shines the brightest most of the time. Being near the equator supplements this fact too. And so, ice cream or SORBETES in our local Filipino lingo is a mass favorite.

The traditional means of transport in selling ice cream Filipino style is by foot. The ice cream cart is carried all around a premise by the seller, who is usually a man, called as SORBETERO. These days, for less walking and more sales, ice cream is served by peddling a bicycle-hawker style.

These carts are operated by different owners. Thus, different ice cream recipes, flavors and of course, TASTE. They can be found in busy or populated areas like schools, markets, parks, churches, etc. The prices range from 5.00Php to 25.00Php. 

The one above costs 15.00Php - not bad for three flavors and sugar cone.

Flavors vary, the common ones are ube (purple yam), cheese, chocolate, mango or vanilla (milk). Special flavors include: avocado, strawberry, cookies and cream, etc. While in-season fruits also dictate the available fruit flavors, cheese and ube on the other hand are readily available most times.

The picture above showcase the flavors: cheese, cookies and cream and avocado (L-R). My most favorite flavor is avocado. Yum!

I had one in cone and another one in an all-avocado cup. Remember I mentioned that since these sorbetes are owned and operated by different companies, they may differ from one another. This one by Bayan - Homemade Ice Cream is one of the best I've tried. The texture is really smooth, the flavor is more natural-tasting than artificial, the milk is balanced and the "Sorbetero" is more generous. We really enjoyed the ice cream. Talk about simple joys!

Some days when I am really craving for natural ice cream and has the time and energy to whip up something, I make my own ice cream. Will share the recipe next time.

Bayan Homemade Ice Cream

Duty Free Shopping Center Parking area

Subic Freeport Exchange

Sampson Road, 

Subic, Olongapo City.

(Usually in front of Meat Plus Cafe)

Cheers.

M.