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Tanghulu

🇨🇳 A dish from China

Tanghulu, a dish from China
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Tanghulu, tang hulu, or bingtang hulu is a traditional Chinese snack consisting of several malt sugar coated fruits of Chinese hawthorn on a bamboo skewer. It is typically made by skewering hawthorn fruits and coating them in heated sugar syrup, which hardens in the cold.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientshawthorn fruit, sugar syrup, bamboo skewer
🔥Cooking methodfruit skewered then coated in hot sugar that hardens
👅Flavour & stylesweet and tart with a crisp candy shell
🕒When it’s eatena traditional cold-weather street snack

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Tanghulu come from?
Tanghulu is a dish that originated in China.
What is Tanghulu?
Tanghulu, tang hulu, or bingtang hulu is a traditional Chinese snack consisting of several malt sugar coated fruits of Chinese hawthorn on a bamboo skewer. It is typically made by skewering hawthorn fruits and coating them in heated sugar syrup, which hardens in the cold.