You’ve probably seen this served in a Filipino party or chilled in your own refrigerator right after your mom made one for the holidays. And yes, up until now, what we also know is that this graham dessert topped with mangoes is called “Mango Float.”
But Twitter user Dave Agbayani made people ask themselves what this common dessert is really called after he shared that some people in Luzon are calling it differently.
https://twitter.com/disisdadave/status/937509396275372032
Dave shared that he asked his roommates if they ever made Mango Float during Christmas and they just looked at him like he’s mixing up things. He and his roommates both got confused because apparently, his friends call it “Graham Cake”.
https://twitter.com/disisdadave/status/937528587984367616
Everyone is confused and some even got defensive at the thought that it’s called something else other than Mango Float.
THIS IS MANGO FLOAT, NO QUESTIONS ASKED!!
MAS IFEFEATURE NIYO BA ANG GRAHAM KAYS SA MANGO????
— FreeCashBro (@parengelon) December 4, 2017
I thought everyone called it mango float 0_0
— Miggy Cruz (@MggyCrz_) December 4, 2017
Who calls it Graham cake???
— Lance (@dothelancedance) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/lakwatsarah/status/937857546160816129
https://twitter.com/RyanTorreses/status/938214378762989568
https://twitter.com/zaaaicruz/status/937945613647298560
Others who have known it as Graham Cake also came to defend what they thought the dessert is called.
https://twitter.com/Chiarabells/status/937824082107576322
Graham cake kasi sometimes we put mangoes somtimes we put peaches so the one that "floats" can be customized hahahaha
— jus10 ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১ (@__jus10care) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/rabaraathena/status/938204020186816513
One of Dave’s officemates even said yes when he jokingly asked if they call it a “Mango Tiramisu”.
https://twitter.com/disisdadave/status/937539693012434944
Some suggested other names to unite this divided nation.
https://twitter.com/migz93/status/937532628428759040
https://twitter.com/angiela_salazar/status/937902955793039360
Yung iba nga "ice box cake" yung tawag eh, be grateful for what we have HAHAHA
— patti ramos (@SiPattitay) December 5, 2017
Aktwali, MANGO TIRAMISU FLOAT talaga yan. hahaha
— DongBargz (@DBargz) December 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/jielvillacrusis/status/937560205411344384
https://twitter.com/nnclrz/status/938206273123708928
But honestly, whatever we call it, we know we’ll still eat it (and probably crave for it right now). Whatever this dessert is called, “Basta masarap sya,” we can all agree on that.
Dun tayo sa hindi kelangan ng label. PAGKAIN YAN EH!!😂😂
— Lilith (@MsLilith_) December 4, 2017
