Yangzhou cowhide candy

Cowhide candy, known as "a must in Yangzhou", is a specialty of Yangzhou. It tastes sweet, the sesame seeds on the outer layer are even, the cut surface is brown and shiny, translucent, elastic, delicious, chewy and not sticky, and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. It was introduced to Yangzhou as early as the dry and fine years of the Qing Dynasty, but it was lost to the world because of frequent wars. The scientific and technical personnel and sugar technicians of Yangzhou food manufacturers are determined to make the long-lost cowhide candy see the light of day again, and excavate and sort out the sugar-making technology of predecessors. Through thousands of attempts, the traditional products are finally re-produced, and they are innovated on the basis of maintaining the original characteristics, so that the taste reaches the best state of elasticity, toughness and softness. Cowhide candy is golden, transparent, elastic, sticky and not hard. It uses white sugar, white sesame, starch and peanuts as raw materials to produce peanut cowhide candy, pine nut cowhide candy, original cowhide candy, strawberry cowhide candy, hawthorn cowhide candy and orange cowhide candy, which has become one of the "four treasures of tea and food" in Zhenyuan. Cowhide candy is known as Yangzhou specialty, and it has walnut flavor at present; Osmanthus fragrans; Peanut flavor; Pine nut flavor; Tizi flavor; Kumquat flavor; Strawberry flavor; Orange flavor and cantaloupe flavor, the new taste is more unique, soft and moderate, suitable for all ages. At present, there are green leaf brand cowhide candy; Wuyi brand candy; Flower candy and Xue Ji candy in the fog, among which green candy is the first. Cowhide candy is the epitome of leisure culture in Yangzhou. It is a portrayal of Yangzhou's economic development during the reign of Kanggan in Qing Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou had become the center of salt transportation and water transportation in China, where dignitaries and romantic talents gathered. Among them, the candy with cowhide is popular among many snacks because it is chewed more vigorously, and it is called "Yangzhou one must". Later, it was lost to the world because of frequent wars. According to Du Dashun, the person in charge of the "Green Leaf" company, which produced cowhide candy earlier, since the 1970s, after scientific and technical personnel and sugar technicians excavated and sorted out the sugar-making technology of predecessors, the traditional products finally came out again, and the taste reached the best state of elasticity, toughness and softness.
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