Brief introduction of Beijing snack candied haws.

Sugar-coated haws, sweet and sour, are suitable for all ages. It is not only delicious, but also beautiful. Red hawthorn fruits are arranged on bamboo sticks according to their size, wrapped in crystal clear syrup. Sellers often put Sugar-Coated Berry on a special stick, like a small tree full of fruits, which is really attractive. When it comes to the origin of sugar-coated haws, we should also talk about Song Guangzong, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

During the reign of Shao Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty, Huang Guifei, the favorite of Song Guangzong, suffered from a strange disease. She suddenly became sallow and emaciated, and her diet was not considered.

. The doctor used many expensive drugs, but none of them were effective. Seeing that the imperial concubine became seriously ill day by day, the emperor had no choice but to post a list of famous doctors. A quack revealed the list and entered the palace. After feeling the pulse of the imperial concubine, he said, "Just fry' Tangqiuzi' (hawthorn) with brown sugar and eat 5 ~ 10 before meals, and it will be fine in half a month." After eating this prescription, the imperial concubine recovered as scheduled. So I'm happy, and so is my life.

Later, this sour, crisp and sweet hawthorn spread to the people and became a sugar-coated gourd.