Dragon's Beard Candy (龍鬚糖)

   Do you remeber that I have introduced foreign cotton candy before? Today, I would like to introduce cotton candy too, but this is chinese cotton candy, which is called Dragon's beard candy(龍鬚糖). Did you taste it in your childhood? Dragon's beard candy is in my top ten of my favourite snacks. You must taste it at least once.

   Aucally,  Dragon's beard candy is a traditional chinese sweet, and  it has been invented for the emperor about 2,000 years ago. Thus, it were not only found in Hong Kong, but also can in Beijing, Shanghai and many cities in China.

  Dragon's beard candy is made by malt sugar, white sugar, peanut, sesame and desiccated coconut. It is cooked by well and experienced chefs. They always perform Dragon's beard candy's folding process in their stall. But you may seldomly see it in Hong Kong, you just can buy a pack of Dragon's beard candy only. If you will travel in China in the future, you may see the chef's performance later on. Therefore, if you want to taste it, I suggest you can go to Mongkok, becuase there is a stall specially that can sell Dragon's beard candy. The taste is very good!!! Let's try it @

 P.S.  I will post Dragon's beard candy of process video in our blog after later, please look forward the video!

Written by Natalie Wong

Candied Haws on a Stick "冰糖葫蘆"

Hi~ everyone. Nice to meet you. I’m Susan Tam. Now, the winter is coming. What do you want to eat in the winter? I like eating “Candied Haws on a Stick” which is a famous childhood snack in Beijing. Do you know it which is the red color? I’m going to show the picture for you. I think you may interest it.

I know that the western people may not be known that snack. It uses the Chinese hawthorn and malt sugar which taste sweet and acid. It tastes good. When you don’t want to eat more, it can make you have the appetite. I think there are less shop can buy in the western, right? If you want to eat, you can make it by yourself. Now, I’ll tell you how to make it.

Material: Fresh Chinese hawthorn, hard sugar, almond, red kidney bean paste, sugar candy scented with jasmine, sesame seed

Procedure: 

1.    Cleaning the fresh Chinese hawthorn, use the knife cut as like as the picture. This time may see as soon as the Chinese hawthorn nucleus, made an effort to extend the nucleus gently reverse to break off the nucleus naturally to fall off

2.    Take the red kidney bean paste, the almond, the walnut, and so on likes material even adding in the central. Then covers the other half with toothpick fixed good;

3.    Put the hard sugar and the water in the pot joins.The proportion probably is 2 hard sugar: 1 clear water. The fire burns to the ebullition, Then afterward transfers the flame. You don’t stop the agitation and slowly boils to the soup starts to emit the even decadent air bubble, joins 1 few sugar candy scenteds with jasmine, stirs;

4.    Put the Chinese hawthorn binds in the syrup. because its even to stain syrup. Then afterward puts in has soaked with the cold water on the plank or the stainless steel tray, scatters the sesame seed or the almond before it's too late is broken, lets its natural cooling then

It’s very easy to make , right? I hope you can make it and enjoy in the winter.

Now, there are many different kinds of fruit which can make “Candied Haws on a Stick”. I like eating strawberry so much. I remember that I like eating it when I go shopping. The feeling is so good.

Hope everyone can enjoy my sharing*

By Susan Tam

Chupa Chups (珍寶珠)

Do you like eat lollipop? If Yes, I think you know and like Chupa Chups.

Chupa Chups is a lollipop company founded by Spanish native Enric Bernat in 1958, and currently owned by the Dutch-Italian multinational corporation Perfetti Van Melle.

As there is long history of Chupa Chups,it charged different logoes. There are some special logoes. They are the part of the Chupas Chups development.

In the late 1950s, sweets were presented in different shapes and colors. Not only children, but also audits like this candy.During the last 50 years Chupa Chups has been moving the world. In 2008 Chupa Chups celebrated its 50^th anniversary. It promoted different types of products and packages.

Some special packages and flavors cannot buy in Hong Kong. There are some special packages pictures:

Did you see those special packages or flavor?

I went to America and Taipei, and I bought some special flavor and packages of Chupa Chups. I bought a package which look liked a cigarette case. And the flavor was Cucumber. Do you like this flavor?? I don’t think so.

It looks like a cigarette case.

Which flavor do you like?

I like the flavor of Cola and Watermelon. When I was a child, I liked eating Cola Chupa Chups during doing homework. I needed to spend much time on eating this candy. Also I like eating Chupa Chups while I hiking.



Written by Mandy Man

Skittles(彩虹糖)

Do you remember “Skittles” (彩虹糖)? It is the colorful candies shell with red package.

Did you eat “Skittles” in your childhood? I sure the answer is “Yes”.

Skittles is one of the most popular candies available. It was less than 40 years ago, also if has been updated and marketed to always look hip and colorful. Nowadays Skittles is sold in over 65 counties around the world. It still remains one of the most popular brand of candies.

Skittles was first introduced to market in 1974 in American. This candy looks like M&M chocolate. Sometimes I confuse Skittles with M&M chocolate. However, the M&M logo is found on M&M candies, Skittles prints a small “s” on each of its candies.

 

It was first introduced to Hong Kong market in 1980’s. The marketing slogan of Skittles is “Taste the rainbow”. I found some advertisements of Skittles and those are interesting.

           

             

In the summer of 2004, Skittles was extended with the release of Skittles Bubble Gum. With a crunchy candy shell, the difference was a fruit flavored, soft bubble gum center. In addition, there are other varieties of Skittles available including: Skittles Bite Size Candies Original Flavor, Skittles Bite Size Candies Tropical, Skittles Bite Size Candies Wild Berry, Sour Skittles Bite Size Candies and Skittles Bite Size Candies Smoothie. Did you find them from supermarkets or stores??

To catch the customer needs and wants, Skittles designed new packages again. I visited Mannings last week, and found out that Skittles promote the new packages. The new packages design quite well. I think many office ladies (OL) will like this package and buy it. I think that you will like this packages also.=]

 Written by Mandy Man

* Four Seas Biscuits Sticks * ~甘大滋~

Halo, friends!! It’s my turn to tell you the next childhood snacks today, before I start, let me ask you a question? Do you know Four Seas’ products? I think all of you may know this brand via internet or corporate’ commercial advertisement that published online or even in television. As most of people may watch television or surf internet everyday through mass media, thus, I trust that you may know this brand name and its products that provided to consumers.

Let me give you some background information about Four Seas Group, which founded in Hong Kong in 1971, also Four Seas Group was dedicated to provide high quality and great taste foods to majority of consumers around the world. It equipped with an innovative spirit and nearly four decades of market experience, therefore, it had became one of the largest food enterprises in Hong Kong with on-going efforts in new product and market development. Four Seas Group had 20 production plants in Hong Kong and mainland China that produce different kinds of quality food products. Apart from this, it is the distributor of over 5,000 food products sourced from over 20 countries.

Right now, I am glad to tell you this childhood snacks - Biscuits Sticks, which is one of the brand products from Four Seas Group, as you know there are several flavors, such as original chocolate, vegetable, salad, tomato and seaweed flavour as well. Hence, you can choose either one, depends what you like!! Which one do you like the most? In truth, the reason I love eating Biscuits Sticks are because it taste good, convenience to purchase with affordable price, Four Seas Group also launch a interesting advertisement recently that can catch my attention and have deep impression about this product.

However, let’s watch a video from Four Seas Group:

甘大滋廣告@王友良  Commercial Advertisement of Four Seas Biscuit Sticks>Ivan Wang

Have you watched this advertisement before? Do you want to try it?? Please don’t hesitate, I you really want to try it, you can buy it as quick as possible; as there are different flavour enable you to choose. You can buy Biscuits Sticks from school tuck shop, or can purchase at convenience store, supermarket and self-vending machine and so on. It’s really easy to buy this product, because it distribute in so many places that can satisfy consumers’ needs and wants.

Is this product attractive enough? Do you want t buy it now?

No doubt that, Biscuits Sticks is delicious and small pack is easy to storage, you can keep it in your bag.

I remembered that in my childhood, my mother brought lots of package and keep them at home; I often brought Biscuits Sticks that kept in my school bag, shared it with my friends at school during recess time or lunch time regularly. Most importantly, I needed to queue up as there were so many students brought snacks during break, I had to wait for about 15 minutes.

On the other hand, in school picnic, I kept it in my bag and enjoy it during tea time in a quiet and good environment outside. I hope I can back to past to recapture innocent and happy moment in my childhood, it is great to review my childhood, but I know it’s impossible.

One package of Biscuits Sticks is cheap, tasty and crispy. For me, there are different kinds of tastes, give me different experiences, I can select what I like. Actually, my favourite flavour is “vegetable salad flavour “, how about you?

See you next time!! >.<

Best Wishes,

Sonia