TikTok user goes viral after revealing how to make a traditional Vietnamese dessert with crushed ice, condensed milk and AVOCADO in video that has been viewed 13.8 MILLION times
- TikTok user Thảo My, who lives in the US, shared a video of herself preparing the treat on March 17
- She simply cut an avocado into bite-sized pieces, put it in a bowl, added crushed iced on top, and poured condensed milk over it to make the dessert
- She explained that when she came to America she was confused as to why people put avocados on their salads because it’s always been a dessert to her
- In many Asian countries, avocados are used to make smoothies, ice cream, and other sweet treats
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A Vietnamese woman living in the US has demonstrated how she combines chopped avocado, condensed milk, and ice to create a dessert, and the video has been viewed more than 13.8 million times.
TikTok user Thảo My, who goes by the username @bbymmii, shared footage of herself preparing the easy-to-make treat on March 17, right when people were looking for new recipes to try while quarantined at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
‘When I came to America, I was very confused as to why you would put avocados in a salad,’ she says at the start of the video. ‘Because in Vietnam, we would eat it as a dessert. So, today, I will show you how my country eats it.’
Recipe: Vietnamese TikTok user Thảo My (known as @bbymmii on the app) revealed how she makes a dessert using an avocado, a common practice in her native country
Cultural differences: Thảo explained that when she came to America she was confused as to why people put avocados on their salads because it’s always been a dessert to her
Thảo explains you only need one avocado, one can of condensed milk, and some crushed ice to create the dessert.
She then demonstrates how you cut the avocado into bite-sized pieces, add crushed iced on top, and pour the condensed milk over it.
‘Yum,’ Thảo says. ‘Last step is to smash it all together and enjoy.’
The dish looks almost like a bowl of cereal after she is done mixing the ingredients together with a spoon.
‘It’s an Asian tingz . But please try it!!’ she captioned the clip.
In many Asian and Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil, avocados are eaten as a dessert and used to make smoothies, ice cream, and other sweet treats.
Start: The TikTok user began by chopping up the avocado and adding crushed ice on top
Almost done: Thảo then poured condensed milk on top of the avocado and ice
Almost like ice cream: ‘Last step is to smash it all together and enjoy,’ she explained. In many Asian countries, avocados are eaten as a dessert
The viral video has received more than two million likes, and many people took to the comments to share how they eat avocado.
‘My mom is Filipino and she does this well,’ one person wrote. ‘It’s so good.’
‘Filipinos do this too. Sometimes with sugar,’ another added, while someone else commented: ‘I eat it with sugar.’
Others shared that they like to blend avocado in their smoothies, a welcome addition that is becoming more and more popular with Americans.
As for the naysayers, the woman urged them to give the recipe a chance.
‘Just because you’re used to eating it a certain way. Doesn’t mean it can’t be eaten another way. STAY OPEN MINDED.’