During the reign of Shaoxi, Huang Guifei, Song Guangzong's favorite, was ill, sallow and emaciated, and didn't think about diet. The imperial doctors in the palace used a lot of expensive drugs, which had no effect. When the emperor saw that Huang Guifei was getting thinner, he was also sad all day, so he had to post the imperial list for medical treatment. A quack doctor tore off the imperial list and went to the palace to feel the pulse of the imperial concubine. He said, "As long as you use rock sugar and red fruits, eat five to ten tablets before each meal, and you will be well within half a month." After imperial concubine Huang took this medicine, she really recovered.

Sugar-Coated Berry, also known as sugar-coated haws, is called sugar mound in Tianjin, and Fengyang in Anhui is called sugar balls. It is a traditional snack in China, which originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. Wild fruits are strung with bamboo sticks and then wrapped in maltose syrup, which will harden when exposed to wind. This snack is a common snack in northern winter. It is usually made of hawthorn and tastes sour and sweet.

With the development of the times, in addition to the traditional hawthorn Sugar-Coated Berry, Sugar-Coated Berry can make banana Sugar-Coated Berry, candied dates Sugar-Coated Berry, strawberry Sugar-Coated Berry, pepper Sugar-Coated Berry, garlic Sugar-Coated Berry, spicy strips Sugar-Coated Berry and so on according to different raw materials.

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During the Song Dynasty, the ancient practice was started. The Chronicle of Yanjing Years Old records that Sugar-Coated Berry used bamboo sticks, which were permeated with hawthorn, begonia fruit, grapes, yam, walnut kernel and bean paste, and dipped in rock sugar, which was sweet, crisp and cold. Teahouses, theaters, streets and alleys can be seen everywhere, and now it has become a traditional snack in China.

The earliest manufacturers and sellers of candied haws were several old shops selling honey fruits, such as "the fountain of youth", "Jiulong Zhai", "Xinyuanzhai" and "Quanfu". The "Jiulong Zhai" and "Xinyuanzhai", which were originally located in Qianmen Street and East Liulichang, were the first to sell individual red fruit begonia sugar balls, which were very popular among the people. The most famous in the Republic of China was Sugar-Coated Berry, which was manufactured and sold by Longji Food Store in the south gate of Dongan Market.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sugar-Coated Berry