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Reed, an ancient practice, began in the Song Dynasty, which was recorded in history and prevailed throughout the Qing Dynasty. Teahouses, theaters and streets can be seen everywhere, and now they have become traditional snacks in China. Sugar-coated haws have the functions of appetizing, caring skin, increasing intelligence, eliminating fatigue and clearing away heat.
According to "Yanjing Years", sugar-coated haws are made of bamboo sticks, and the bamboo sticks are permeated with hawthorn, begonia, grapes, yam, walnuts and red bean paste. Then dip in rock sugar, which is sweet, crisp and cold.
Alias: the northeast region is called sugar pear paste; The area around Tianjin is called Tangdun.
Legend of origin
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According to legend, candied haws are also related to Emperor Song Guangzong. Song Guangzong, whose real name is Zhao Dun, is the third son of Emperor Zhao Shendi of Song Xiaozong. In A.D. 1 187 10, Song Xiaozong Neichan succeeded to the throne, and the year number was changed to "Shao Xi" in the following year.
During the reign of Shao Xi, Huang Guifei, Song Guangzong's favorite, was ill, sallow and emaciated, and didn't want to eat. The imperial doctor in the palace used many expensive drugs, but it still didn't work. Seeing his beloved concubine gaunt and emaciated day by day, the emperor was unhappy and worried all day. So I have to post a list to recruit good doctors among the people.
As expected, a charlatan soon announced the list. The doctor felt Huang Guifei's pulse and said, "The illness of the imperial concubine doesn't matter. Just boil the crystal sugar and hawthorn, and eat seven or eight before each meal. In a few days. "
At first, everyone didn't believe this charlatan, but after the imperial concubine ate it, the disease actually recovered.
Later, this way of eating spread to the people, and people strung it together and sold it. This is the candied haws we see now.
Hawthorn has the effect of "promoting digestion and removing blood stasis, expelling worms and stopping dysentery", especially in helping digestion, which has been a good medicine to promote digestion since ancient times.
In fact, Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty also said: "When cooking old chicken and hard meat, putting a few hawthorn in it is easy to rot, and then the product will be eliminated and the lid can be pushed." Modern science has also proved that hawthorn can reduce blood lipid and serum cholesterol.
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In addition to the traditional hawthorn candied haws, there are strawberry candied haws, banana candied haws, orange candied haws, candied dates candied haws, cashew candied haws, mung bean paste candied haws, walnut candied haws, chocolate candied haws and calcium milk flavored candied haws.
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Rich in vitamin C, pectin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, maslinic acid, oleanolic acid, quercetin, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, hyperoside, epicatechin and other organic acids and nutrients.
Ingredients: 20-25 fresh fruits such as hawthorn, strawberry, apple and grape. (whatever you choose)
Accessories: sugar, rock sugar, honey, 200 grams of water, some bamboo sticks.
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Steps:
1, choose fresh and full hawthorn with uniform size to wash. Remove the roots and stems, remove the core (can be omitted), cut the hawthorn from the middle, remove the core with a knife, and add your favorite fillings such as bean paste and mung bean paste (can be omitted). Then close two petals and string them with bamboo sticks, each string is about ten or only four or five, depending on personal preference.
2. Pour the sugar into the pot according to the ratio of sugar to water of 2: 1, and simmer for about 20 minutes on high fire, during which it can be stirred. Please note that after 20 minutes, there is little water and the boiling is very intense. In addition, sugar has appeared tiny and dense bubbles, just like light golden beer. You can dip your chopsticks in syrup. If you can pull out the silk a little, it means you are ready. If it takes too long, the color will turn brown. If you can obviously pull out the silk, it means that the sugar has been burnt and lost its original sweetness, which tastes a bit like the bitterness of Shuanghuanglian. Remember, try not to blow when cooking soup, so that the sugar color can be bright.
3. Dip in sugar and tilt the pot (so that all hawthorn can be dipped in sugar). Gently rotate bunches of hawthorn on boiling hot sugar foam and wrap them with a thin layer of sugar. Sugar-coated gourd master said that dipping sugar seems simple, but in fact it requires skill. If the sugar package is too thick, if you eat the fruit without biting it, it will be a failure. If the sugar is dipped thinly and evenly, it is considered successful.
4. After cooling, put the hawthorn skewers dipped in sugar on the water tray to cool for two or three minutes. The so-called water board is actually a smooth board, which is soaked in clear water for a long time and has a low temperature. At the same time, wood has water absorption, which can help sugar-coated haws cool down and shape. When making at home, you can use a chopping board instead, and soak it in water before use. Of course, marble slabs are also a good choice.
Tip: Successful candied haws, the sugar wrapped outside will cool quickly after cooking, and the taste is crisp and completely non-sticky. To achieve this effect, boiling sugar is the most critical. The boiled syrup looks thick and yellowish to the naked eye. Pick up the visible picture with chopsticks and put the chopsticks in cold water. Syrup can solidify quickly and bite hard. Also, if the syrup is brushed slightly, immediately turn off the fire and pour it on the Sugar-Coated Berry. Otherwise, the syrup will become dry and hard, and it is impossible to continue making. And you can't throw Sugar-Coated Berry into the pot for convenience, the fruit will be crisp.
Sugar-coated haws are rich in vitamin C, pectin and various organic acids. Use modern technology to remove stones and colors.
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It is red, contains no pigment and food additives, and tastes good. It is a natural nutritious food.
People string it together and sell it, and it becomes a sugar-coated gourd. Hawthorn has many medicinal effects. It can help digestion, dispel blood stasis, expel worms, stop dysentery, and especially help digestion. It has been an important digestion medicine since ancient times. Li Shizhen, an outstanding medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, once said, "When you cook hard chicken, you put in a few hawthorn fruits, which are easy to rot and accumulate, but the cover can be pushed."
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It should be pointed out that sugar-coated haws are good, but not everyone is suitable for long-term consumption. First of all, because it contains rock sugar, diabetics should use it with caution.
In addition, "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "(Hawthorn) eating too much is annoying and prone to hunger, which is harmful to the spleen and stomach." Therefore, people with weak spleen and stomach and heartburn should not eat hawthorn candied haws too much. Yam nourishing yin can help convergence, so it is not suitable for long-term consumption for those who are full of moisture or stagnant. When yam and hawthorn are combined, one can help digestion, the other can strengthen the spleen and reduce side effects.
food culture
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Mountain people string hawthorn together, and after years of production, they gradually accumulate experience and form the following traditional practices. Making candied haws is both simple and not simple, and the key technology is boiling sugar. Rock candy is actually sugar, boiled in a spoonful of copper or brass. When you cook, you should pay attention to the heat. If the calories are not enough, it will be sticky and sticky when eating. The heat is too strong, which is not only heavy in color but also bitter to eat. Second, we must grasp consistency. Thick is not soaked, thin is drooping. In addition, hawthorn should be pitted. The pitted hawthorn cannot be cut in half. You should turn it in the middle with a knife. Take out the core and put it on with a bamboo stick, then roll it in boiling hot sugar. After the hot sugar is cooled, it becomes a crystal clear sugar gourd. Because the quality of sugar, cooking technology and hawthorn are different, the quality of sugar-coated haws is naturally different.
Mr. Liang Shiqiu recorded in the article "Ya She Tan Shi": Sugar-coated haws "take Xin Yuanzhai as the best product, without bamboo sticks. Each hawthorn or begonia is independent, and the fruit used is huge and clean, and it is placed in a paper box lined with oil paper and taken away by the guests. "
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With Vitex negundo as the core, the hawthorn (hawthorn) is covered with caramel, and the whole body is white. The small one is three feet long, and the big one is five or six feet long, with small pennants made of red paper and green paper on it. The book "Record of Spring Dreams in Jinghua" records: "Go to the old dynasty and go to the factory." "If you are forced to travel in the blue, you must buy paper flowers opposite each other. They are big strings of Sugar-Coated Berry inserted by cars, speeding through the city. When passers-by saw them, they knew they were returning to the factory. " When Beijing entered the New Year, candied haws became the symbol of visiting factories and shops.