EATING TO MY HEART'S CONTENT AT BACOOR’S DIGMAN HALO-HALO

I have been hearing about Bacoor, Cavite’s halo-halo treasure called Digman and not until I worked on my Cavite article for Republic of 7107 Island Travel Magazine that I was able to visit this legendary halo-halo sanctuary.

The hunt was quite an adventure. Though I am with my Caviteña friend Michelle, we braved the streets of Bacoor by commute. Good thing her brother Ryan was just a phone call away to monitor us and made sure we did not make the wrong turns or end up in another area.

Once we got down from the jeepney at Barangay Digman, just a block away, we saw a signage with an inscription “Original Digman Halo-Halo Reg. Phil. Pat Off” and an arrow pointing to the left. This was at the corner of Rubio Street, Barangay Digman in Bacoor.

Mounds of Halo-Halo ingredients at Original Digman Halo-Halo in Bacoor, Cavite

As we enter the quaint eatery with several white monoblock chairs and tables, mounds of halo-halo ingredients welcomed us. I could not help myself as I instantly ordered my very first Digman Halo-Halo. To make this tall cooler more satisfying, I sampled their home made Siopao and Empanada.

Towering cold desserts of the Original Digman Halo-Halo

Digman’s Halo-Halo was overflowing with freshly made ingredients, cooked the very early morning and ready for the taking before they open at 10am. On regular days, you can savor 12 ingredients, while summer days bring more ingredients with fruits in season. 

 

One of my favorites, is this huge mountain of Leche Flan from Digman's

Regulars are sweetened bananas, pinipig, kundol, beans, langka, gulaman, garbanzos, kaong, nata de coco and topped with ube halaya and leche flan. You can also have it your way, as one elder ordered a tall glass without beans. I myself would prefer not to have garbanzos and beans in my cold comfort. Oh did I mention that this tall glass only costs Php50? (I last visited February 2010)

This is the facade of the famous Original Digman Halo-Halo in Bacoor, Cavite with Mr. Edilberto

Edilberto with sister Donita now manages their mother’s store which was first built during the Japanese invasion. During my return for the interview, Edilberto was ecstatic as he recalls how his mother’s venture has been successful with the simple business. What started as a nipa hut is now a two-storey concrete structure. Edilberto prides that even celebrities like the King of Comedy Dolphy would order from his residence just to have his fill of the tall glass of Digman’s Halo-Halo.

Aling Taleng's Halo-Halo

Do you love this iconic layered Pinoy dessert then I am sure you will love Aling Taleng’s Halo-Halo. For details, click here.

Original Digman Halo-Halo Reg. Phil. Pat Off 
is located at #82 Rubio Street, Barangay Digman, Bacoor, Cavite

Contact Details : (046) 434-3837

Digman Halo-Halo was included in my Cavite article published at Issue 4, Volume 2 of Republic of 7107 Island Travel Magazine Islands Cuisine section entitled Cavite : Beyond Coastal Cooking. 

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Pie Rivera is a food columnist at Republic of 7107 Island Travel Magazine and a freelance writer for other food & travel magazines.