Chocolate (Tsokolate)
Philippine tsokolate comes in several forms including tablea or small chocolate tablets used to make hot chocolate. The Spaniards taught Filipinos the art of making hot chocolate or tsokolate: drop tablea into boiling water and beat the hot mixture over heat using a batirol (wooden whisk) to make the tsokolate frothy. If you use a lot of tablea, the result is tsokolate eh which is thicker and richer compared to tsokolate ah. For a more decadent hot chocolate, you can add sugar, milk or ground peanuts.