Aiyu jelly (Chinese: 愛玉冰; pinyin: àiyùbīng; or 愛玉凍; àiyùdòng; or simply 愛玉; àiyù), known in Amoy Hokkien as ogio (Chinese: 薁蕘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ò-giô),[1] and as ice jelly in Singapore (Chinese: 文頭雪; pinyin: wéntóu xuě), is a jelly made from the gel from the seeds of the awkeotsang creeping fig found in Taiwan and East Asian countries of the same climates and latitudes.

Upon this discovery, he gathered some of the fruits and served them at home with honeyed lemon juice or sweetened beverages.

Finding the jelly-containing beverage delicious and thirst-quenching, the enterprising businessman delegated the task of selling it to his 15-year-old daughter, Aiyu.

After several minutes of massaging and washing, no more of the yellowish tea-coloured gel will be extracted, and the contents of the bag are discarded.

[citation needed] The jelly is usually served with honey and lemon juice but can also be included in other sweetened beverages or shaved ice and is particularly popular as a cool drink in hot summers.

[5] LMP gels in presence of divalent cations,[6] which are found in sufficient amount in water (when undistilled), thus causing a creation of jelly.