Shihua paste is purely handmade, first boiled in a cauldron of Shihua grass, then filtered through gauze, cooled and naturally solidified like jelly, translucent and clear, can be added to honey water, sugar water when eating. It can be eaten with honey and sugar. It can be eaten in hot days to cool down the fire. The appearance of Shihua paste is similar to jelly, but in terms of taste it is crunchy and tender. When eating, the shopkeeper uses a tool similar to a paring knife to neatly scrape the solid stone flower paste block, scrape the stone flower paste into uniform thin strips in a bowl, add red bean paste or taro puree, etc., and scoop a spoonful of honey water, which is a cool snack in summer.

Shihua paste has a history of hundreds of years in Quanzhou and is still popular today. It is made from a natural plant that grows at the bottom of the sea and is not easy to pick. There are many kinds of materials in the stone flower paste, such as lotus seed soup, red bean paste, green bean paste, silver ear, jujube cake, fairy grass honey, taro ding, fresh fruit ding, etc. The stone flower paste is inexpensive, suitable for young and old, and is quite popular among people in Quanzhou.