How Dirty Ice Cream is Made (Filipino Sorbetes)

- It's called dirty ice cream because there was a foreigner with a child who had a nanny. Now the child says, "Nanny, I like ice cream." "No, it's dirty." Because the foreigner didn't want to treat the child due to lack of money, so he just made up a story that it's dirty, that's why it's called dirty ice cream. But the truth is, it's not dirty. Of course, if it were dirty, would I eat it when I'm the one making it? Would my child eat it? I'm Marlon Canaway, 50 years old, I used to sell

ice cream, and now I manage a small ice cream shop. This shop's been with me for 11 years already. I currently have 15 vendors working for me now. - I'm Domingo Adobas, selling ice cream since 1973. My route when I'm not here in Don Bosco is around Bacood. I start walking at nine in the morning until five in the afternoon. Walking continuously is really tough; my feet hurt a lot. (giggles) That's why I have a chair here so I can relax my feet while sitting. We have nothing but good thing

s to say about him. Among all the ice cream shop owners who have managed, he is the kindest. He used to be a vendor like this, so he knows how to do this and understands the job well. - It's named Six Angels because I have six children. That's where I got it. It used to be Five Angels, but now I changed it to Six Angels because I now have six children. The ice cream of Six Angels is delicious, you know why? Because we make the ice cream every day. Unlike others that are in the freezer

for a month For us, it's daily, and what we do is use fresh flavors. If there's mango, it's real mango. If there's melon, we use real melon. This is sugar and milk. We mix it like this to prevent it from forming lumps. If not mixed properly, it tends to form lumps. You will put this coconut milk here with the milk and sugar. It has been 34 years since I started selling. The ingredients are still the same, but now I added something to enhance the flavor. This one is cassava. This is what

thickens our ice cream; it serves as the binder. Let's transfer the milk and sugar. Let's put the cassava. I was born in Masbate City. When I was in elementary school, I was already selling bottles, newspapers, ice candy— anything that I could sell to earn money. I think I've tried selling almost everything on the streets. Since I was very young, I was already used to the streets because I grew up as a street child. - Weren't you scared? - Fear? I guess that never really goes away. But

you have to do it because what do you want, fear or hunger? I started selling ice cream when I arrived in Manila in 1989. My aunt had a friend who sold ice cream, and she suggested that I might be interested. I said okay, as long as I can earn. That's how I started, and I learned while I was in my first year of high school. I prioritized earning a living over my studies at that time. Back in the day, I used to sell ice cream. Before going home, I would keep my ice cream in our room. Fo

r example, if this is our room and students are here, my cart would just be outside. Because I sell right inside the school, in Fort Bonifacio. I set up my stall there. You know, this is our room, and the cart is just outside. That's why I'm grateful to my teachers back then; they were so kind. They helped me, and whatever I wanted to sell, I could do it inside the school. During that time, I was earning Php300 to Php400. Amazing, right? The extra money, I would give to my parents, and

the rest would go to my tuition or buying whatever I needed. After I finished college, I went to Taiwan. I worked abroad. When I returned to the Philippines, I told my sister, "Let's open an ice cream shop." She asked me, "Can you do it?" I said, "We can handle it. If I could do it when I was young, why not now?" When I had a bit of budget again, I established my own business so that, in some way... Because if you have a business partner, you would share the profits. But here, I'm on m

y own. My only partners here are my children; it's for my family. I've been through all the hardships, that's why I say, "God, thank you," because He's given me everything I asked for. Indeed, while you pray, you also have to work, right? Because if you only rely on prayers without taking any action, nothing will happen to you. Many would be wealthy if prayers alone were sufficient. Before you achieve something, you have to put in the effort and strive for it. I think the ice cream indu

stry is facing some challenges nowadays. Firstly, the cost of sugar is quite high, and the price of milk has almost tripled. The materials are indeed expensive, making it difficult for vendors to manage the production of ice cream. Hopefully, the prices of all the ingredients will decrease. For me, I hope Filipinos support it because it's made by Filipinos. However, sometimes we have customers who prefer imported products, and there's nothing we can do about that. But my wish is that Fi

lipinos appreciate our locally made products. For me, it's just essential, you know why? Look at other ice creams; how much do you buy them for? Some could cost Php50, Php100, Php200. Ours is only Php10 now. It used to be just one peso. Where else can you buy ice cream for Php10? Of course, it's for the less fortunate kids who can't afford Magnolia or Selecta because those are expensive. Ours is for the kids.