What's the difference between sugar-coated haws in the north and the south?

Sugar-coated haws are traditional snacks in the north. They are called sugar pear paste in the northeast, sugar duner in Tianjin and sugar balls in Anhui. Sugar-coated haws are also made in the south, with rich materials, such as cherry tomatoes, kumquat and so on.

The sugar-coated haws in the north are one step more than those in the south-seedless. Put the washed hawthorn into a bamboo basket, drain the water, spread out the table, poke down the calyx of the hawthorn with a small rolling knife, gouge it out again, and then remove the core. Sugar-coated haws in the south are relatively small, so spit out the core when eating.

The rock sugar on candied haws in many southern cities is wet and soft, and the sugar is hard, so it can't keep its original freshness. The candied haws in the north are fresh and harmonious with rock sugar. This is naturally related to water and soil. Hawthorn can't be planted in the south, and it is easy to spoil when shipped from the north.

Sugar-coated haws are said to have originated in the Song Dynasty, which Song Guangzong called a charlatan's trick to please his wife. During the Republic of China, it was very popular, with a wide variety, including hawthorn fruit, begonia fruit, horseshoe, yam, orange, bean paste, melon seeds, sesame stuffing and other sugar-coated haws.