It is best to use rock sugar for candied haws, because authentic candied haws are made with rock sugar. However, because the cost of white sugar is low, more and more people will use white sugar to cook it.
The candied haws made from rock sugar is not sticky, that is, it does not stick to the teeth, and it tastes delicious. White sugar and brown sugar are just the opposite. The candied haws made from brown sugar is very sticky to the teeth. Although the candied haws made from brown sugar has a prettier color, as long as the rock sugar is boiled until it benefits,
The color of the candied haws made is also very good!
Knowledge expansion: Candied haws on a stick, also called candied haws on a stick, is called Tangli Gao in the three northeastern provinces, is called Tangdun'er in Tianjin, and is called Tangqiu in Fengyang, Anhui.
Candied haws on a stick is a traditional delicacy of the Han people in my country. It consists of wild fruits connected into strings with bamboo skewers and then dipped in maltose syrup. The syrup hardens quickly when exposed to the wind.
A common snack in the northern region in winter, it is usually made of hawthorn fruit. The sugar is frozen and hardened. It tastes sour, sweet and very cold.