Before Funwich even came out in the market, I’ve experienced eating sorbetes (dirty ice cream) served with pandesal. Just think of this, instead of putting peanut butter (or ham or whatever), you put ice cream in your pandesal. With that, Presto came out with Funwich. If you were not able to try Funwich (I was able to try it during my grade school days), you really did miss a lot. It’s a chocolate biscuits with an ice cream in it. They even have come up with a Mickey Mouse shape of it. 
These memories were all brought back when I was able to try Penny Brown Smackers with Jam earlier. I got the vanilla ice cream with a chocolate chip cookie and a chocolate peanut pleasure while she got the same set of cookies with raspberry ice cream. Penny Brown Smackers will give you the ultimate sugar rush. Thus, you may want to buy first a bottle of mineral water before indulging to this guilty pleasure. Each Penny Brown Smacker costs 65 pesos but if you want to have a guilt-free dessert buy trying the sugar-free smacker, it would cost you 100 pesos per smacker.
I did a little research earlier and discovered that three Filipinos are the founders of Penny Brown. Vincent Tintoc, Michael Ramirez, and Ryan Ang started the business in November 2005 but I guess the Penny Brown craze started when Jam asked me if I’ve heard of Penny Brown. They currently have a branch in Robinsons Galleria and in Glorietta. I guess they should sell a franchise of it. I think that it also has potential overseas.
OMG the Funwich sounds soooo yummy.
I have tried Penny Brown Smackers too and I love it.
It’s such a yummy treat, but yes, it is sweet, so it’s not really advisable to eat it all the time. =)
I remember Funwich too. Man, my brother and I loved that ice cream.
@Brian,
it is yummy
@Tina,
Indeed, it’s not a good idea to eat it every after meal :p
I’ve tried Penny Brown! I got the Smacker (tama ba?) ice cream sandwich — vanilla ice cream in between two pieces of chocolate chip cookies. Sarap!
Reminds me of the “Eskimo Roll” of Coney Island Ice Cream… mmmmmmm…
@ Toni,
yes it’s the smacker
yum!
@ Punzi,
I haven’t tried that although I’ve heard of the Coney Island Ice Cream ages ago
It’s choco chip ice cream sandwiched by two choco chip cookies about the size of a man’s fist… hmmmm again…
@Punzi,
so that’s the original one
Funwich was part of my daily diet when I was in Bacolod..hehe I remember keeping aside part of my allowance as my budget for Funwich. LOL Too bad they stopped producing it.
hi karla
thank you for writing that awesome review on our smackers. 
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@penny brown,
will sure do email you photos soon
hi im one of those lucky ones who got to try the funwich during my grade school days too.. and im missing it now. i was trying to recall earlier what is was called and tried to email my classmate about it.. but along the email i remembered it then searched the net for any entries …
sadly though there seems to be no chance for a comeback