I have never eaten the real Candy Haws(Tanhulu)冰糖葫芦 (A snack food popular in China that is made from sugar coated haws, yam or other fruit skewered on a bamboo stick; similar to candied apples, also 糖葫芦) in China before. Last week, i got a chance to try it at the "Beijing street Setia Alam" show organized by the house developer at my place.
The candy haws that i tried was not using the real fruit which is Haw (we can't find this fruit here) but instead they use cherry tomatoes and grapes. The taste was incredible, first bite is a very crispy sugar coated skin and followed by sour juices burst from the cherry tomato, that was really YUMMY!
I am very thick skin and asked for the recipe from that guy preparing this candy, but i have no luck ^_^ .. Anyway, I managed to find a good video showing how to prepare this candy and immediate i try this at home.
1. prepare fruits on the bamboo sticks.
2. Cook sugar and water, Do Not try to stir the sugar!
3. Big bubbles generated over high heat
4. Light golden colour and small bubbles appears and it is ready to coat the fruit
You can also replace with other type of fruits eg strawberry, berries & etc! This is also a great snack for a party, all kids will love this!
Happy Trying !!
Homemade Candy Haws (Tanghulu)冰糖葫芦(recipe source: by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover)
200g coarse sugar
100g water
Cherry tomatoesgrapes
Bamboo sticks
Method1. Thread two cherry tomatoes and one grape through a bamboo stick. Complete all fruits before cooking syrup.2. Add sugar and water in a heavy bottom saucepan, cook over medium low heat for 5 mins. Do not stir the sugar!3. Increase to high heat, continue to boil for 5mins. There will be full of big bubbles.4. Change to low heat (smaller bubbles now), syrup is formed with light golden colour, dip bamboo stick with fruits in the syrup and quickly coat a thin layer. Enjoy!!
I'd tried this 冰糖葫芦 when I was in Beijing. They even coated fresh fruits with thick sugar syrup. I love the strawberry the best.
ReplyDeleteI love these they are so sweet :D
ReplyDeleteI love them when they use fresh strawberries!
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I do hope have a try on this candy haws making ;)
ReplyDelete我家人也很爱吃冰糖葫芦！我们最爱草莓的！emmmm!!想到就流口水了啦！！
ReplyDeleteThey really look amazing!
ReplyDeletewow yummy candies,luks so cute n delicious...clicks are amazing as usual:)
ReplyDeleteHe is worried you set up a stall besides him...:)
ReplyDelete这冰糖葫芦好美！颜色很鲜！
ReplyDeleteThat looks really good ! Just love the vibrant color ! I've seen that sweets around here from time to time but I haven't actually tried it , but next time I will ;D Now , go set up a stall beside that man , I bet yours are much much more better hahahaha
ReplyDeleteI tried the fresh haw few weeks back, super duper sour, no one wants to eat, no wonder they coated it with sugar syrup.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try this, with strawberries.. hehe
i just saw your top hats. you attempted 7 times?! i really have to salute you, if me doing that for 3 or 4 times, i probably have to give away the pai tee mould! i also never eaten this candy before, seen it in pasar malam long time ago. glad to know that there's no thermometer needed to make this. sonia, is there anything that you dont know how to make?? hehe..
ReplyDeleteWhoa, your housing developer is such well organizer. Sure you ladies had fun.
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Hi Sonia! My parents taken the candy in China many years ago. They commented it was too sweet for them. hahah! I myself never tasted one, but I don't like sweet thing anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteSonia, I haven't try this before because the thick coated sugar puts me off. But if this is the homemade one, I may give it a go.
ReplyDeleteohh..now I know this actually can use to coat other fruits as well...thanks for sharing.
this sounds great especially with sour fruits. Will give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethis looks amazing!
ReplyDeletewow this is really great ..
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你太厉害了！！！
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很棒~~：）
Great match! sourness+sweetness! I like it~
ReplyDeleteHaw good for the eyes...but with sugar...not sure lah...lol!
ReplyDeleteYou are one determine lady. I like the look of this candy but never try it before ,,,, it should be good with strawberries too I think.
ReplyDeleteWe had this in Taiwan, we like strawberry, is the best.
ReplyDeletemm waht nice and yummy look these!!
ReplyDeleteI was in Beijing last year and saw they are using lots of fresh fruit to do this 冰糖葫芦
ReplyDeleteWhen we were living in Beijing some years ago, this candied fruit sticks were the only tid-bits that I can eat as I know it's made from sugar and fruits.They rest were a bit dodgy to me..lol!I love the one using kiwifruit and grapes.With the same method, you can even coat asam boi ( shin mui )and make it into sweets.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting, I have never tried it. They are such a pretty snack.
ReplyDeleteI have tasted these before and yes, they were delicious!
ReplyDeleteWould love to try these one day.
ReplyDeleteLooks very delicious!
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Hi Sonia, Looks delicious. You're an excellent cook. 2 thumbs up for you.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
Why stirring is not necessary when cooking the sugar?
ReplyDeleteWe tried this with strawberries in Beijing several years ago. Sweet and kids like it! Yours looks wonderful! Have a nice day!
ReplyDelete相信小朋友一定会很喜欢的。很心动了。
ReplyDeleteI LOVE to eat this but I've never tried them with tomatoes before..sounds interesting. hehe. Enjoy the rest of your day, Sonia!
ReplyDeleteChoi Yen, Stirring or jostling of any kind can cause the sugar to begin crystallizing, see a link here-http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/candy/sugar.html
ReplyDeleteAt my first glance, I thought it is real Tang hulu! With a closer look...I then realise they are tomatoes and grapes... You are great creating this disillusion.
ReplyDeleteThis is very easy snack! I never coated vegetable/fruits with caramel sauce. Very interesting concept and I bet kids will eat this happily!
ReplyDeleteWow, I bet all the kids will love this!
ReplyDeleteJ'ai noté. A tester dès que nous aurons de bonnes tomates cerises.
ReplyDeleteA très bientôt
I never thought of makign candy haws myself, and with cherry tomatoes too! they look so pretty, liek little red rubies!
ReplyDeleteI have had this when I was in Shanghai and Beijing. I find them too sweet for me:D Yours look lip smacking!
ReplyDeleteOh I didn't know they were fruits inside. All these while I thought it was hard candy.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried this before, believe it'll be too sweet for me. Reminds me of those TVB costume drama.
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I do hope have a try on this candy haws making ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks very delicious!....
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