Best Thing I Ate This Week: A Mango Sago That Tastes Like Sunshine

I am decidedly not a dessert person. But as the weather starts to shift, my cravings do as well, and suddenly I’m free-falling into the arms of summer-ripe fruit (the hallmark sweet treat for anyone who prefers things on the less-sugary side). I am also, decidedly, a beach bum at heart. I have spent many a blisteringly hot day desperately searching for something that can fulfill all of my most vital criteria: fruit-filled, cold as heck and beach ready.

Sweet 7 has answered my call with its signature mango pomelo sago. It comes in a cup with a sealed lid (making it ultra transportable! Throw it in your reusable tote and march down to the shore!) and is ready to be drunk with a large straw (like the ones used for bubble tea), though I have been known to break tradition and spoon it up instead. That’s because the layers upon layers of flavour are practically irresistible. Mango slush mingles with bittersweet pomelo, while the sago itself (like super tiny tapioca pearls) is enveloped in creamy, almost savoury coconut. The bottom is the best part, though: the ripest mango this side of Manila. All in, this icy, dreamy dessert has converted me. Maybe I do like sweets now.  1696 Robson St., sweet7.ca

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