Cowhide candy is not made of cowhide, cowhide candy is one of the traditional famous dishes in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, known as Yangzhou one of the best. Cowhide sugar taste sweet, the outer layer of sesame seeds uniform, cut surface brown glossy, translucent, elastic, flavor, chewing not sticky teeth, enjoy a good reputation at home and abroad. Kraft candy belongs to a kind of maltose, is made of sugar, white sesame, starch, peanuts and other raw materials, kraft candy there are many kinds, such as peanut kraft candy is made of sugar, maltose, edible corn starch, white sesame, peanut kernels, drinking water, citric acid, pine kraft candy is made of white sesame, pine nuts, white sugar, refined starch, supplemented with orange peel, cinnamon made, but no matter what kind of kraft candy, it is not the same as cows. kind of kraft candy, it has nothing to do with cowhide.

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Nutritional Value of Kraft Sugar

Sesame Seeds: Sesame Seeds contain a large amount of fat and protein, as well as sugar, vitamin A, vitamin E, lecithin, calcium, iron, magnesium and other nutrients.

Sesame taste sweet: sexual flat, into the liver, kidney, lung, spleen meridian; have tonic blood and eyesight, dispel wind and moisten the intestines, produce fluids through the milk, benefit the liver to nourish the hair, strong body, anti-aging effect, can be used for the treatment of weakness, dizziness and tinnitus, hypertension, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, coughing, weakness, premature whitening of the hair, anemia and atrophy, lack of fluids, feces dryness, milk, blood in urine and other diseases.

Wheat flour: flour is rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, etc., there are heart and kidney, healthy out of the mouth and thick intestines, in addition to the effects of heat to quench thirst, the main treatment of dirty agitation, irritable heat, thirst, dysentery, carbuncle, traumatic hemorrhage and scalding.

Why is kraft sugar called kraft sugar

In fact, the origin of the name of kraft sugar is not because of the raw materials, but its taste, the authentic kraft sugar, although pinched up the soft kraft sugar, but eaten into the texture is the "spring" and "Tough", chewing in the mouth, elasticity and toughness at once, eat up like chewing thick cowhide, chew a while later, the softness will be slowly released. Because of this special taste, it is called cowhide candy.

Cowhide candy origin story

Speaking of cowhide candy, there is such a legend story:

According to legend, in the Song Kaibao years, Zhao Kuangyin personally led the troops to attack the southern Tang Dynasty, accidentally seriously injured, and in the injury mistakenly walked to the foot of the Longhu Mountain. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin's physical strength had almost reached its limit, and when he was tired and hungry, he finally fainted by the Lushi River. A workshop was opened here, the owner's daughter went out to buy, saw Zhao Kuangyin fainted, and brought him back home. In the girl's careful care every day, Zhao Kuangyin's injuries gradually improved, unknowingly also gained some weight. Zhao Kuangyin is very grateful to the girl, and in the daily life with the girl, y in love with each other.

But the war is not yet over, how can we hide here to talk about love. So Zhao Kuangyin chose to leave, the night before leaving, the girl gave Zhao Kuangyin a dessert. And said, this is their own heart. Zhao Kuangyin heard, saw this dessert is made of sugar, heart suddenly sweet. Pick up a grain of a pull open, but can pull a meter long, and not broken. When put in the mouth to chew, full of sugar flavor.

Zhao Kuangyin was very touched, and told the girl that this deep love, he will never forget. Later, in every battle, Zhao Kuangyin with this candy, after the rumor spread, the folk of the people called this candy "cowhide candy", to express the lingering between lovers, love and affection.