The origin of candied haws is that the imperial concubine of Emperor Guangzong of the Southern Song Dynasty, named Zhao Dun, fell ill. The concubine took hawthorn according to the method of a charlatan and recovered as expected. Later, this practice spread to the people, and the common people linked it up again. If sold, it becomes candied haws.

Candied haws on ice is also called candied haws, also known as Tangdun'er in Tianjin, and called Tangqiu in Fengyang, Anhui. Candied haws on a stick is a traditional Chinese snack that originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is made by skewering wild fruits with bamboo skewers and then dipping them in maltose syrup. The syrup hardens quickly when exposed to the wind. A common winter snack in the north, it is usually made of hawthorn skewers, the sugar is thin and frozen, and it tastes sour, sweet, and very cold.

Beijing’s candied haws on ice was most popular during the Republic of China. In the old days of Beijing, different regions had different thicknesses and sales methods of candied haws. There were several types. In food stores, refreshments in parks, or movie theaters, candied haws were often sold on white porcelain plates with glass covers. It is exquisitely made and has many varieties, including mountain red, white crabapple, water chestnut, yam, orange and various candied haws with bean paste, melon seeds and sesame fillings.

Introduction to time-honored brands of candied haws

1. Quanfu

Quanfu started in the early Yongzheng years of the Qing Dynasty and registered a trademark in 1999. It is the earliest in China. The Candied Haws brand, affiliated to Suqian Dewang Food, is engaged in R&D, production, and sales of candied haws and frozen fresh fruits. It has an independent candied haws-based factory. It relies on the advantages of its own hawthorn base in Fei County, Shandong Province to pick from the original fruit. , semi-finished product processing, storage and finished product production have formed a complete and mature supply chain.

2. Yushiyuan

Yushiyuan is affiliated to Beijing Yushiyuan Food Co., Ltd., which mainly specializes in specialty foods and specialty snack foods, and focuses on the primary processing and processing of agricultural and sideline products. An enterprise that specializes in deep processing, it mainly produces candied haws, Beijing preserved fruit, Poria cakes, Huairou sweet chestnuts, donkey rolling and other products. Its chestnut series and nutritious sweet potato series are unanimously welcomed by the market.

Yushiyuan has always adhered to the brand concept of "food for the people" and relied on the unique ecological environment advantages of Huairou Mountain to successfully create an integrated operation of dry and fresh fruit processing in the "Company Base Farmers' Market" road.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia - Royal Food Garden