O-aew

O-aew (Thai: โอ้เอ๋ว,[a] RTGS: o-eo, pronounced [ôːʔěːw], from Chinese: 薁蕘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ò-giô) is a shaved ice dessert known as a local specialty of Phuket, Thailand.

Introduced by Hokkien Chinese settlers, it is known after its main ingredient, a jelly made from seeds of the o-aew plant (a variety of the creeping fig, Ficus pumila var.

Several well-known vendors in Phuket's Old Town have sold o-aew as a family business over multiple generations.

Calcium sulphate is added as a gelling agent, and the jelly left to set overnight.

It is served with crushed ice and syrup, and with toppings commonly including red kidney beans and grass jelly.

O-aew , with o-aew jelly and kidney beans (top), served with shaved ice and syrup (bottom).