The origin of ancient snack candied haws

The origin of ancient snack candied haws

Morphological characteristics of hawthorn

Spiny high shrub

Deciduous trees with rough bark, dark gray or grayish brown; The fruit is nearly spherical or pear-shaped-hawthorn tree-shaped, with a diameter of 1- 1.5 cm, dark red and bright spots.

hawthorn

Hawthorn belongs to Crataegus of Rosaceae, and its anti-aging effect ranks first among all fruits. Hard core, thin pulp and slightly sour taste. Fruit can be eaten raw or made into preserved fruit cakes, and can be used as medicine after drying. It is a unique medicinal and fruit tree species in China.

Tomatoes on sticks

Sugar-coated haws are also called Sugar-Coated Berry. Sugar-coated haws are traditional snacks in China, which originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is made by stringing wild fruits with bamboo sticks and dipping them in malt syrup, which quickly hardens in the wind. The common snacks in northern winter are generally made of hawthorn, which is thin and hard, tastes sour and sweet, and hawthorn is still very cold.

Historical story of candied haws

In ancient times, hawthorn was still eaten as a medicinal material. During the reign of Shao Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Guangzong's favorite princess got a strange disease and worried about tea and rice all day. After a long time, she became sallow and emaciated and weak.

The emperor found a quack to treat the imperial concubine. After asking her questions, he made a prescription: boil brown sugar into water and put it in hawthorn. As long as you eat 3-5 pills before meals every day, you will be well for half a month. The imperial doctor insisted on eating according to this method, but she fully recovered half a month before her illness. The emperor is also very happy, and so is his life. Later, this kind of sour and sweet prescription was introduced to the people and became the predecessor of sugar-coated haws.

Hawthorn nickname

Crataegus pinnatifida, which originated in ancient times, was not originally named after this name in China. Revenge recorded by Er Ya two thousand years ago.

Qiú is regarded as the ancient name of hawthorn recorded in the early literature of China. Because Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty quoted Guo Pu, a scholar in Jin Dynasty, as saying, "Er Ya said,' Qiu Shu is as beautiful as a plum, his son is as big as a finger, and red as an apple (nài), which is edible. This is hawthorn. Hawthorn was also called Monkey Hawthorn and Rat Hawthorn in ancient China, because "both monkeys and mice like to eat it".

Keywords hawthorn, medicinal value

The remarkable improvement of hawthorn's status is closely related to the discovery of its medicinal value by famous doctors such as Zhu Danxi in Yuan Dynasty and Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty. Compendium of Materia Medica records: "Ancient prescriptions are rarely used. Since Zhu contributed hawthorn to Danxi, it has become an important medicinal material." The utilization of hawthorn in traditional Chinese medicine is mainly the use of fruit.

Hawthorn ancient poems

Xianghe Pavilion Ci Jiangnan Qu [Tang] Li He

Bai, go home by car. Hawthorn trees are fragrant in the river, and butterflies fly on the shore. If the glass is exposed, the jade bureau will be high and comfortable. Zhu Lou is connected with water, and the sand warms a pair of fish.

Toringi [Song] Zhang Zhilong

The yard is full of fragrant wind and ripe hawthorn, and monkeys and grandchildren are sitting in the dry. The monk was not used to welcoming guests, so he gave Sakyamuni hibiscus flowers.

"On the Tidal Wall of the River" [Tang] Wan Chu

Tian Jia likes autumn ripening, and Lin Yan, 20, has sparse leaves. Grain and millet are piled in the nursery, and hawthorn and pear are hung on the door. Wild dogs bark at leisure, and cows return at dusk. When the wine falls, Mao Zhai can rent mourning clothes.