Fruit Nam Va

My lazy version of Nam Va

I loved making what I call Fruit Nam Va because it doesn't take as long as making the usual Nam Va. Fruit Nam Va doesn't require you have to the long string things (sorry for my lack of vocabulary, I have no idea what those are called). It's basically boil, mix and eat. The hardest part in making Fruit Nam Va would be cutting and dicing the melons; that's how easy it is!

Ingredients:

cantaloupe

honey dew 

tapioca pearls

cut tapioca flour noodles 

bubble tea pearls

sweet coconut milk 

amyle essence

palm sugar

water

(brown sugar & regular white sugar)

First thing you do is make the sugar syrup. There are two ways I make the sugar syrup. One way is by melting palm sugar and the other is by using brown and regular white sugar. It's your choice which sugar you prefer; palm sugar is lighter and brown/white sugar is stronger.

     Palm Sugar: boil 2 cups of water, when water boils put in 4-5 palm sugar cubes, once        

                            sugar cubes are all melted turn off heat and set aside to cool.     

     Brown/White Sugar: boil 2 cups of water, when water boils pour in 1 cup brown sugar 

                                            and 1 cup regular white sugar, when sugar is dissolved turn off 

                                            heat and set aside to cool.

After you have set aside the sugar syrup it's time to boil the tapioca pearls, cut tapioca flour noodles, and bubble tea pearls. You could take turn boiling each item or you could boil all three at the same time, it's up to you. I usually boil all three at the same time in different pots to save time. Boil each one until it's soft, drain in a strainer and pour into a bowl of cold water to keep it from getting sticky. (keep them separated in different bowls; do not mix into the same bowl)

While the noodles and pearls are boiling, cut (dice) the melons into small cubes.

*depending on how much you're making, you might not need to use all the pearls, noodles, or melons. for the left over pearls and noodles you can just rubber band the bags and save them for next time; for the left over melons I cut bigger cubes and put them in a tupperware container.

Once everything is cooled, done cooking, and diced you are ready to mix and eat. There really aren't precise measurements when it comes to adding the sugar syrup and sweet coconut milk because it depends on your taste; if you want it more sweet or more coconut. I like a lot of coconut milk in my Nam Va so I add about the same amount of sugar syrup and sweet coconut milk. Once I get the Nam Va to the right sweetness and coconut taste, I shake in about 3-4 drops of the Amyle Essence and add a couple cubes of ice; Nam Va taste best when it's cold.

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