{"id":20117,"date":"2024-05-30T07:43:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20117"},"modified":"2024-05-30T07:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:43:19","slug":"crunch-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20117","title":{"rendered":"Crunch Berries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThese are Bingtang Hulu (aka Tanghulu): fruits, in this case strawberries and Chinese hawthorn (haw), coated with a crisp sugar shell and impaled on a bamboo skewer. The literal meaning is \u201csugar calabash\u201d because its shape resembles that of a calabash, the curvy bottle gourd. Think of it as China\u2019s answer to the candy apple.<\/p>\n

Haw, traditionally used for these treats, is sweet, tart, tangy and crunchy-apple-firm; nowadays the options are more diverse. [Personal note: As a kid, haw flakes, dried thin discs that come in a diminutive cylindrical pack, were the second Chinese candy I tried; the first was White Rabbit, of course!]<\/p>\n

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\nThere are a few stands in Flushing that sell these confections and, needless to say, they\u2019re a stop on my Snacking in Flushing \u2013 The Best of the Best ethnojunket. Check it out here <\/a>and sign up to join in the fun! <\/p>\n

[And maybe we\u2019ll even pick up some haw flake candy!]
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