The Legend of Dragon Beard Sugar

When Emperor Zhengde traveled to the folk, found that the folk have taste, appearance so special sugar, then called "silver sugar", the mouth is very fragrant, special flavor, and thus have a good feeling about this thing, so ordered to bring back to the palace, and named "dragon beard sugar", also known as "dragon beard rolls".

The first time I saw this product, it was called "Dragon Beard Candy" and was also known as "Dragon Beard Roll".

Until the Yongzheng years, the dragon beard candy is famous. According to the legend, one day Emperor Yongzheng set up a banquet for all civil and military officials. When the imperial chef site production of the pastry, the Yongzheng emperor to see its skillful techniques, like a dragon dance phoenix, hands of sugar white, thin, such as the beard of the dragon, so the dragon was very pleased, rewarded the concubines and courtiers, and specially sealed this sugar as "dragon beard pastry", since then, the beauty of the dragon beard pastry spread throughout the north and south of the Yangtze River.

Expanded

Long-bearded candy is a traditional Chinese snack, named for its white and dense appearance, as thin as a dragon's beard. Dragon beard pastry from wheat flour, malt sugar and other raw materials refined. Dragon's beard candy has the color of milky white, fine silk, clear layers, rich in nutrition, the entrance is loose, sweet aftertaste and other characteristics.

Long-bearded sugar was originally called silver silk sugar, is a Chinese folk snack. It was later renamed "Dragon Beard Candy" after the rumor that the emperor loved it. Dragon Beard CandyLong Beard Candy was originally known as Silver Silk Candy, the filling includes sugar gelatin, peanuts, sesame seeds and coconut, originally is a traditional Chinese folk snack. The threads of sugar in dragon beard candies are pulled out by the sugar gelatin like noodles. The filling is not added until the sugar strands have turned white.

In the old days, vendors selling Longshuwai could be found in the streets of Nanjing. Some of them had to be bought with money, while others had to be exchanged for rags.

Sugar vendors carry a basket on their shoulders, with the front basket containing the materials for making dragon's beard candies, and the back basket containing the rags for which they are exchanged. As they walk, they play piccolos or gongs. When children hear the familiar sound of the flute or gong at home, they know that the candy vendors are coming, so they find rags, toothpaste skins, and so on, and take them in exchange for the dragon beard candy.

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