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Taho with sago and nata de coco (soybean custard)

Friday Jul 28, 2006

tahotaho stationTaho (soybean custard) used to be exclusively a street food sold by ambulant vendors . Nowadays, you can find taho sold at malls like “Taho Station”. Past controversy revolved on the “plaster of paris” in the taho being sold by the street taho vendor. Definitely “plaster of paris” is not used for the taho at the “Taho Station”. In fact, taho is sold with sago (tapioca balls) and nata de coco along with arnibal (molasses). The Nata de coco is a chewy, translucent, jelly-like food product produced by the bacterial fermentation of coconut water.

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