If there are popular street food in every corner of Metro Manila, there are also popular drinks that you will find in malls and yes, food cart on the street. Buko juice and gulaman at sago are just examples of these. Gulaman is simply the Tagalog term for jelly while sago are tapioca pearls that go with it. Don’t ask me why they go together but they taste good especially when they’re home-made. The ones they sell in food kiosks in malls contain only about half a spoon of gulaman and probably a teaspoon of sago. That’s P10 for you for a small plastic cup. Sago is also used in those very popular pearl and milk teas. I tried making a pitcher this afternoon, it’s better than sodas or soft drinks. Gulaman of course is so easy to prepare while sago needs a lot of boiling time to soften.
I love sago and gulaman.
It’s an age-old favorite Lou!