Do you know what the “thin paper” on the outside of White Rabbit toffee is for?
I feel like I ate everything in vain. Nowadays, there are more and more types of snacks, and the varieties are dazzling. However, for many people born in the 80s and 90s, what they miss the most are the small snacks from their childhood, which can be regarded as childhood memories.
The living standard at that time was generally low, and many people could not afford snacks. Children had to save money for a long time before they were willing to buy some snacks!
It is said that during the Chinese New Year, you will definitely gain three pounds. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of the various delicacies handed down from our motherland for five thousand years?
When it comes to food, everyone has their own favorite food.
Today, let me lead you to review the delicacies that have been our favorites over the years!
After eating White Rabbit toffee for more than 20 years, I just found out today what the "thin paper" on the outside of the candy is for.
Because I wasn’t sure if I could eat it, I would take it off every time I ate, for fear of diarrhea.
But sometimes the tissue paper is difficult to remove, so I just eat it, but there doesn't seem to be any problem.
So is the tissue paper on the White Rabbit toffee edible?
Will eating it have any adverse effects on the body?
Only now do I realize that I feel like I was eating for nothing before.
In fact, the layer of newspaper outside the White Rabbit toffee is called glutinous rice paper. Maybe when you hear this name, you think it is made of glutinous rice flour. In fact, this is not the case. It uses starch and alum as raw materials.
Yes, in fact, it seems that this layer of tissue paper is edible, and it will not cause any harm to us after eating it in the stomach.
So why does White Rabbit Milk Candy choose such packaging?
What role does this layer of sticky rice paper play?
The candy workers told me that the purpose of its existence is to prevent the candies from melting and becoming soft, and to protect the shape of the candies.
Moreover, glutinous rice paper can also effectively maintain the shape of sugar. Some sugars will melt and deform due to the temperature. However, glutinous rice paper can reduce sugar and fix it into shape. This effect is indeed very obvious. It is worth mentioning that
This kind of glutinous rice paper melts in your mouth and does not affect the taste of sugar at all.