China Traditional Culture _ _ Sugar-Coated Berry

Speaking of sugar-coated haws, I will think of that song: It is said that sugar-coated haws are sour, with sweetness in acid. It is said that the son of candied haws is sweet, and the inside is sour ... candied haws are sweet and sour, not only delicious, but also very nice. The red hawthorn is arranged on the bamboo stick according to the head, and the crystal clear syrup is wrapped outside, which is really lovable. In the early years, at the temple fair during the Spring Festival, we often saw a long string of Sugar-Coated Berry with a Caiqi Yang on it and dozens of hawthorn fruits in a string. Bamboo sticks bent by red fruits vibrate in your hands, adding a festive atmosphere. So, do you know when candied haws originated? It is said that its origin is related to Song Guangzong in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Song Guangzong, Zhao Tingren (A.D. 1 147- 1200), is the third son of Zhao Shen, Song Xiaozong. On one occasion, Huang Guifei, a favorite of Zhao Ting, fell ill. She is sallow and emaciated, and she doesn't think about tea and rice. The doctor used many expensive drugs, but it didn't have any effect. Zhao stopped and saw that his beloved princess was getting haggard, and she was sad all day. Finally, I had to post a list of medical treatment. A charlatan uncovered the list and entered the palace. After feeling her pulse, Huang Guifei said, "As long as you use rock sugar and red fruits (that is, hawthorn), take five to ten tablets before meals every time, and it will be fine within half a month." At first, everyone was dubious, but fortunately, this way of eating was also to the taste of the imperial concubine. Huang Guifei recovered as scheduled after taking this medicine. The emperor was naturally overjoyed and began to frown. Later, this practice spread to the people, and people strung it together and sold it, which became today's sugar-coated haws.

It turns out that hawthorn has many medicinal effects. It can help digestion, dispel blood stasis, expel tapeworms, stop dysentery, and especially help digestion. Perhaps the delicacies Huang Guifei ate made her unable to eat and made her sick. Hawthorn eased her illness. Li Shizhen, an outstanding medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty in China, once said, "Boiled old chicken is hard, but several pieces of hawthorn are easy to rot, which can be eliminated and pushed over."

According to related research, hawthorn also has the function of lowering blood lipid and serum cholesterol, so it is more favored by people. Now, although hawthorn food has been renovated and varied, people still like sugar-coated haws, which are sweet, sour and crisp, and have become a common snack food on the street.