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Aiyu jelly displayed with ice and lime halves. The aiyu seeds are placed in a cotton cloth bag, and the bag and its contents are submerged in cold water and rubbed. A slimy gel will be extracted from the bag of aiyu seeds as it is squeezed and massaged. This is known as "washing aiyu" in Chinese (洗愛玉).
Aiyu jelly. The main use of this plant is its fruit seed, which is harvested to make aiyu jelly in Taiwan (known as ice jelly in Singapore). The jelly, when combined with sweeteners and lemon or lime juice is a favorite snack in Taiwanese night markets, Taiwanese farmers' markets and Singapore hawker centres.
Many jelly desserts are traditionally set with agar and are flavored with fruits, bean paste or flavoring, such as shing ren do fu, though gelatin based jellies are also common in contemporary desserts. Some Chinese jellies, such as the grass jelly [1] and the aiyu jelly set by themselves.
Ficus pumila, commonly known as the creeping fig or climbing fig, is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, native to East Asia (China, Japan, Vietnam) [2] and naturalized in parts of the southeastern and south-central United States.
Aiyu jelly: A jelly made from the gel from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig found in Taiwan. Pineapple cake: A sweet traditional Taiwanese pastry containing butter, flour, egg, sugar, and pineapple jam or slices. Suncake (Taiwan) A popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung, Taiwan. Taro ball
Aiyu jelly – a gelatinous dessert made from the seeds of a creeping fig, Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang. Served on ice. [3] [18] O'ahping (芋仔冰; ō͘-á-peng) – an ice cream made of taro root paste. Tshuah-ping (also known as Baobing) – a Taiwanese shaved ice dessert very common in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. [3]
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grass jelly (sian-chháu), a jellied dessert; douhua (tāu-hū-hoe), a sweet tofu pudding; baozi (bah-pau), a steamed bun with a savoury filling; bah-ôan, steamed discs of gelatinous pastry with a savoury filling served with a sweet sauce; aiyu jelly (ò-giô), jelly made from fig seeds