Sweets & desserts 甜点糖果

Rice Balls in Sweet Fermented Rice Soup 酒酿元宵

Rice Balls in Sweet Fermented Rice Soup (酒酿元宵) is a Changzhou (常州) sweet with white, springy glutinous-rice balls and a fragrant, lightly sweet fermented-rice soup.

Gorgon Nut Sweet Soup 鸡头米糖水

Gorgon Nut Sweet Soup (鸡头米糖水) is a Suzhou (苏州) summer soup made from gorgon nut, the seed of a water plant of the water-lily family, which Suzhou counts among its eight water vegetables, the shui baxian (水八仙).

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Rugao Dong Candy 如皋董糖

Rugao Dong Candy (如皋董糖) is a crumbly, layered sweet from Rugao (如皋), Jiangsu, made from roasted barley flour, sesame and malt syrup and cut into small squares.

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Ningbo sweet rice balls 宁波汤圆

The wrapper is soft and elastic, while the center becomes fluid, aromatic and very hot. Plain cooking liquid keeps attention on the filling.

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Hangzhou lotus-root starch pudding 藕粉

For the traditional product described in that report, a little cold water first disperses the starch, then boiling water and stirring create a translucent, pale-brown pudding. The resulting texture is fine and slippery, with a delicate lotus-root character.

Osmanthus Lotus Root with Sticky Rice 桂花糖藕

The rice filling is sticky and the lotus root gives each slice its structure. Sweetness and the firmness of the root depend on the recipe and cooking, so it should not be described as identical in every shop.

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Langya crisp sesame candy 琅琊酥糖

The flavor is nutty and sweet, with a friable texture that crumbles rather than stretches. Gentle handling matters because the pieces can break in transit.

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Wuhu sweet fermented-rice dumpling soup 芜湖酒酿元宵

Expect soft, chewy little balls, a mild fermented aroma and sweetness throughout the soup. The texture is more important than a hidden filling in versions made with plain, unfilled balls.

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Red Bean Sweet Rice Wine Drink 赤豆酒酿

Red Bean Sweet Rice Wine Drink (赤豆酒酿) is listed among the local specialties of Wuhu, Anhui. The term 酒 points to an alcoholic or fermented drink.

Shun'an Black Sesame Crisp 顺安酥糖

Shun'an Black Sesame Crisp (顺安酥糖) is a hand-made sesame sweet named after Shun'an (顺安镇), a town in Yi'an District (义安区) of Tongling, Anhui. Anhui lists its making technique as provincial intangible cultural heritage.

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Mingguang Mung Bean Cake 明光绿豆糕

Mingguang Mung Bean Cake (明光绿豆糕) is a sweet made from the mung beans of Mingguang (明光) in Chuzhou (滁州), Anhui, a bean that holds national geographical-indication certification.

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Fengcheng puffed-rice brittle 丰城冻米糖

The brittle combines a light rice crunch with sticky sweetness, sometimes enriched by nuts or seeds.

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