That is why, this Peanut Candy snack we found on our trip, which combines the best of both worlds is bound to make lovers of peanut, candy and anything sweet, jump in ecstasy.
The Chinese are known for their sweet tooth as well; or maybe a variety of exotic tastes in their food and it is evident in the many different snacks found on the streets, shops and even packaged food in convenience stores. Perhaps, it would be easier that the Chinese just love food, in general?
I am sure many have had encounter with candies like these, or if you have not and dying to know how this is like; well, it is definitely Sweet (obviously), and sticky where the hardened sugar binds the crunchy peanuts together.
Another variant found is the Sesame Candy, which is made of the same combination as well.
An interesting but not uncommon snack for locals and tourists alike, and not unique to only China as these can also be found in various places in South East Asia.
A word of caution for the dental savvy, these tend to stick to your teeth; especially the back of the mouth, which can be really annoying.
Nice n sweet.....
ReplyDeleteChina has a lot of these sweet snacks....
Never heard of this but we are next door to China town these days; you can be sure I will check this out.
ReplyDeleteRita
I know that chewing these sweet nutty snacks can be very addictive. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love those peanut and sesame candies!
ReplyDeleteSimple Person, the Chinese just takes sweetness to the highest level and that means very very very sweet!:D
ReplyDeleteRita, let me know when you find them!;)
ReplyDeleteZoe, though I post that, I cannot say I share that passion:p
ReplyDeleteThe Yum List, I think you are not the only one; I am surrounded by these candies fans!:p
ReplyDeleteHi Christy - nice to see you went to Hangzhou - did you see the west lake? I was there about 12 years ago... I'd love to see how it has changed now - did you take any photos?
ReplyDeleteI've gotta say I'm not such a huge fan of these little brittle candies, although sometimes they're nice :)
If it is sticky then should be very sweet lo.
ReplyDeleteIt's highly likely that the cost of dental is more than these snacks. Actually, they are not difficult to make. I had made sesame crisps and almond crisps before. Even my hubby can do it too! (P/S: The recipes can be found at my blog)
ReplyDeleteCharles, yes, I did, you can check the photos in my travel blog!:)
ReplyDeletehttp://christytraveblogue.blogspot.com/2012/03/scenic-west-lake.html
Anonymous, yeah, and lots of people still like it...LOL:p
ReplyDeleteFood for Tots, hahahaha....I totally agree, good point made!;)
ReplyDeletei see that the peanut candies look quite different from what we hv here, theirs are more translucent.
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