Yaozhou Snowflake Candy [Shaanxi Tongchuan Specialty]

What is Yaozhou Snow Candy? Authentic Shaanxi Tongchuan specialty: Yaozhou Snow Candy

Summary:Do you want to know what Yaozhou Snow Candy is? This article is a detailed introduction to Yaozhou Snowflake Sugar, a specialty of Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Yaozhou Snowflake Sugar. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yaozhou Snowflake Sugar and the product characteristics of Yaozhou Snowflake Sugar? How did the history of Yaozhou Snow Candy come about? The production method of Yaozhou snowflake candy, etc

Introduction to Yaozhou Snowflake Candy

Snowflake candy, commonly known as Zhazi candy, is a well-known specialty snack in Yaozhou District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. Production begins every winter when snowflakes fall. Due to the white and bright color of its sugar cubes, when the teeth bite the sugar cubes, the sugar residue falls off like snowflakes, hence the name Snowflake Sugar

Regarding the origin of the name Snowflake Sugar, there are different opinions in writing, and there is no consensus on the streets and alleys. Some people say that when Snow Candy was made and launched, it was during the winter when snowflakes were flying; Some people say that because the sugar cubes are white and bright in color, when eating snowflake candy, if you break them open with your hands or bite them with your teeth, the sugar residue falls down one after another, like snowflakes dancing; Some people say that the finely crafted snowflake candy is as white as snow, hence its name. To clarify the appropriateness, accuracy, and brilliance of this naming, we need to go back to the process of frying sugar. When stir frying sugar, it is constantly heated, the water evaporates, and the sugar becomes thicker and thicker. To prevent burning, it needs to be constantly stirred. Three to five minutes before the sugar is about to form embryos and leave the pot, the sugar juice continuously forms fist sized, bowl sized, and even larger bubbles in the pot, which are constantly broken and broken. The fragments are as thin as cicada wings, resembling snowflakes, constantly filling the space above the pot, gradually spreading, and fluttering and falling. It is probably more accurate to name it from this

In winter, the outdoor snow falls in a flurry, and indoor family members sit around the stove, with a pot of tea sizzling on the stove. At this moment, the white haired grandmother with a kind face distributed snowflake candies to her children and grandchildren, and everyone ate and chatted, blending family affection and creating a peaceful and happy atmosphere. They were extremely happy and joyful

Snowflake candy is a seasonal product that is produced and marketed one after another every winter. It is discontinued in the warm spring of the following year to maintain its crispy and refreshing taste, as well as its long-lasting sweet and fragrant flavor. It also has the effects of strengthening the stomach, moistening the intestines, and relieving cough and phlegm

The production method of Yaozhou snowflake candy

The brief process is: first soak the millet in water, steam it, and then add an appropriate amount of mashed barley malt for fermentation and saccharification. After pouring out the juice, boil it over high heat to make sugar syrup. Then add sesame seeds that have been soaked, stir fried, and peeled to the sugar syrup, and boil it over high heat. After cooking, go through the process of sugar plating, sugar pulling, and sugar throwing until the sugar strip shines brightly and is as white as silk