【集思晨读 Lewis Day 103 中国文化特辑 】
032 Tanghulu
Good morning, everyone! It's Fri., 20th March. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周五早上好，今天是三月二十号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊 糖葫芦 Tanghulu
1. These are crystalline sugar-coated haws, tanghulu, which is a favorite winter snack for children in northern China.
2. Legends say that 800 years ago, an emperor’s concubine was sick and had a poor appetite.
3. A doctor ordered that she eat ten haws boiled with crystal sugar before dinner. The concubine recovered within half a month.
4. Later the prescription was passed on to ordinary people.
5. People put haws on the stick and dip them in hot sugar syrup.
6. The syrup turned into a solid coating like crystals on a haw’s surface.
7. It is a delicious and wholesome traditional snack commonly seen in stores and on streets.
8. The haws are tart and the crystal sugar sweet.
9. The special taste often reminds us of our happy childhood.
