Cool off with taste of summer with 'Xoa Xoa Hat Luu'

‘Xoa xoa hat luu’, a type of sweet soup, is a colorful mix of textures and flavours. At its heart are three types of jelly, tender mung bean paste, chewy water chestnut pearls dyed like pomegranate seeds (“hat luu”), all brought together in a fragrant bath of palm sugar syrup infused with ginger and creamy coconut milk.

While the ingredients may seem simple, mastering this dessert requires skill and attention to detail, soft, fragrant mung beans, perfectly balanced sweetness, and rich, aromatic coconut cream.

You’ll find ‘xoa xoa hat luu’ everywhere in Da Nang, from humble street carts to bustling local markets. Each version offers a slightly different twist, yet all capture the essence of summer in Central Vietnam: bright, refreshing and full of flavour.

In a city where the sun blazes high and memories run deep, this humble bowl of jelly and beans does more than cool the body, it soothes the soul. So why wait? Dive into a bowl of ‘xoa xoa hat luu’ and taste the spirit of a Vietnamese summer.