Chinese candy, origin.

The history of the development of candy can be traced back to three thousand years ago, China's ancient books appeared on the "syrup" character is in the Han Dynasty, "syrup" this word, is a kind of sugar in the mouth of the ancients, syrup may be the earliest hard sugar. During the Tang Dynasty, sugarcane was introduced from India to China for cultivation.

Camel and molasses, in ancient times, mainly referred to manufactured maltose. In contrast, "molasses" refers to the slightly harder "syrup". When plant seeds germinate, they usually produce saccharification enzymes that hydrolyze starch into maltose. Maltose does not crystallize very easily, but it can be easily made into a gummy substance.

It was the first sweetener made by the ancients. This sugar is still relatively common throughout the country. Many places still preserve the custom of using maltose to offer sacrifices to Zaozao on the 23rd day of the Lunar New Year in the hope that Zaowang will "say good things in heaven and keep peace in the lower realm", and the use of maltose is to make Zaowang's mouth a little sweeter.

Mr. Ji Xianlin, a famous scholar, once wrote a 700,000-word book called "The History of Sugar," which gives a very in-depth discussion of the ins and outs of sugar as well as the origins of its development and dissemination in China.

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China's top three brands of sweets:

One: Hsu Fu Chi: Brand introduction: Hsu Fu Chi was founded in 1976 in Taiwan, China, is a focus on the production and operation of candy, confectionery, sakima, chocolate, jelly pudding and other sugar snacks and leisure food large-scale enterprises, in 2009 鈥俆Fu Chi has 100 sales branches in China, more than 16,000 direct control of the terminal retail outlets, to become China's largest candy brand and one of the candy point of business.

Two, Great White Rabbit. Brand introduction: Great White Rabbit was founded in 1959, after years of development Great White Rabbit milk candy has become China's premier candy brand, and exported to more than 40 countries and regions, including the United States, Europe, Singapore and so on. To this day, the Great White Rabbit milk candy has become China's premier candy brand, and now the Great White Rabbit = milk candy is not only the memory of generations, but also a world-renowned candy brand.

Three, golden monkey. Brand introduction: Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Co., Ltd. was founded in 1996, in China's top ten brands of candy is a specializing in candy, chocolate, dried tofu and other food enterprises, in 1998 successfully passed the ISO9002 quality system certification, in September 2004, the "Golden Monkey" series of candies, chocolates are In September 2004, "Golden Monkey" series of candies and chocolates were rated as "China Famous Brand Products", and now Golden Monkey candies are still a classic brand in many people's mind.