Summer is here and I now have the perfect excuse to eat cold treats 24/7. Halo-halo, bingsu, ice cream, you name it, I’d most likely want it. And a few weeks ago, I discovered a new favorite. It comes with an adorable mascot and an interesting name.
Hello, Vampire Penguin.
An adorable Vampire Penguin greeted us as soon as we approached its store located at Ayala on 30th. A display shelf with the different flavored ice, toppings and macarons were among the first things we noticed as we stepped inside the corner store.
Its name sure made a lot of diners curious. Thankfully, Leo, one half of the duo who conceptualized Vampire Penguin, was there to entertain all our silly questions. He enlightened us by sharing a little story about themselves and how related it is to Vampire Penguin.
It’s
the time to sweat bullets and feel so icky after walking a couple of blocks. It
is also the time to have that insatiable desire for anything cold. Oh yes,
summer is here. As a person who is not exactly fond of summer, the only thing I
look forward to this season is having a convenient reason to have a cold treat
or two on a daily basis. And yes, one of the rewards I look forward to is
bingsu. Finely shaved milk ice topped with delectable fruits and other sweets…
what’s not to love? The best part? More and more players are popping here and
there giving us foodies a wider variety of toppings. One of the new players in the market is
Hobing.
Hello,
Hobing!
The
place was packed when we got there around 8:30 p.m. With only one empty table available,
we hurriedly ordereStrawberry Bingsu (PHP215, small | PHP330,
large) with ice cream as topping instead of whipped cream at no additional cost. (We feel that ice cream is more value for money than whipped cream.)
Our
bingsu arrived after 20 minutes. Quite a long wait but understandable given the
crowd and we were still full from our steak dinner.
