Sesame candies in Heze area are available in long cylindrical, bar, and flat shapes. They are milky white in color, shiny in body, sweet and crispy, pure and delicious in taste, rich in nutrients, and have stomach and gastrointestinal properties. It has more than 500 years of history in relieving coughs and treating constipation.

Shandong delicacies - sesame candies: Sesame candies in Daliuzhuang, Hanji, Cao County, Heze City, Shandong Province have a history of four to five hundred years. Crispy and delicious, green and nutritious, it is a traditional snack food handmade with the essence of five grains (wheat, millet, rice, millet, sesame) and multiple fermentations. It is still a healthy food suitable for all ages.

In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), the two ancestors of the Liu family moved to Lu from Laosuowo, Hongdong County, Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi, and settled in Caoyi, northwest of Hanji, two miles northeast of Hanji. , so it is called Daliuzhuang.

Daliuzhuang sesame candy is even in thickness, covered with sesame seeds but not exposed. There are 129 small holes in the middle of each sesame candy, and both ends are sealed to prevent air leakage. It is crispy, sweet and delicious, and is fragrant and delicious. It has long been famous for its four characteristics of sweetness, crispness and crunchiness. Liu Hongping, the manager of Qingchen Food, talked about the history of sesame candy production in Daliuzhuang. The elders in the village said that they have been processing sesame candy for more than ten lives. It is an ancestral craft. No one can figure out the specific era when it started. Legend has it that it originated in the Ming Dynasty. During the Zhengde period of the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of four to five hundred years. Because of its delicious taste, crispy and sweet taste, it became a tribute and was rewarded by the emperor during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty.

The main raw materials of Daliuzhuang sesame candy are carefully selected rice, millet, barley, and sesame seeds. The materials are strictly selected, well-made, and the techniques are numerous and orderly. Each process must be just right and the heat must be controlled well. In the winter months, we start making sesame candy: the first step is to boil the syrup, first soak the selected barley in warm water for a week, control the temperature at 26-27°C, brew the barley malt, and grind it with a stone to form a malt paste. Then select rice (or millet), steam the rice like steamed dry rice, then mix the barley malt slurry and mix well, put it into a large vat, pour it with boiling water for fermentation, and after two hours, the syrup can be poured out , and then boil it to make syrup; the second step is to make a semi-finished product, boil the syrup again to thicken it, and make it into candy syrup, cool it to a certain temperature, and then process it to become a semi-finished product; the third step is to process the finished product . The semi-finished product is beaten, pulled and hole-made in a high-temperature processing room at 30°C. Each sesame candy requires 129 holes. It is then covered with selected peeled sesame seeds, twisted into twists, and slightly cooled to become the finished sesame candy.

Pick up a stick of prepared sesame candy and put it in your mouth without chewing it. You will feel that it has been crushed. If you taste it carefully, you will feel that your mouth is full of fragrance. Sometimes if you don’t eat it well, it will fall to the ground. , must be eaten with hands, Daliuzhuang sesame candy is completely different from other products sold on the market. From a health perspective, it is good for health and longevity, nourishes the heart, and strengthens the spleen and food.

Due to the exquisite workmanship, complex procedures and high temperature requirements, Daliuzhuang sesame candy can only be produced for four months a year, with an output of about 100 tons. The supply exceeds demand. It is famous in Heze, and many outsiders make special trips. Come and buy.