I have never known why this sugar is called orchid root. It is crispy and fragrant to eat, very sweet, but not greasy, as a snack, very tasty, that is, eat too much to chew toothache toothache, tongue is still numb.
Recently checked, I understood, call it orchid root is no longer an image, it is indeed quite like the root of an orchid.
Where can I eat this sugar? I don't know. There is a small snack called Jiang Rice Noodles, which is very similar to it, but the method is a little different, and it is considered a close relative.
Orchid roots are generally finger thick and thin, about the same length, and the color is brown from light to dark, probably because of the maltose. There was also a layer of granular white sugar on the outside, and it was sticky after eating. I think it is sweet to the point of being greasy, but the orchid root is fine, because it is crisp and crispy, half-hollow, chewing and eating, and it is very crispy, so it does not feel too sweet. The white sugar stands one by one, and it is not annoying, but because of this, it is even more delicious.
Orchid root is difficult to do exactly the same, so some are hollow, some are solid, some upper and lower teeth bite, they jump into slag, full of flavor; some use the upper plate teeth to chew hard can not chew down a piece, and iron walnuts have a fight, get half a day can not eat a bite, looking forward to sugar sigh.
This sugar can be eaten at any time, and more is eaten during the New Year. Adults and children walk in a string of relatives to people's homes, if there is a plate of orchid roots, always have to pick a few to taste, the conversation is fun, interesting.
Don't know if you have this kind of food in your hometown? Or something like that, what's the name?
(Image compiled from the Internet)