Mi'er Candy

Mi'er Candy

　　　Linli’s Mi'er Candy is a traditional snack that enjoys great fame. In the past, during every Spring Festival, every household would either make or buy some Mi'er Candy to serve as a treat for their children and to offer guests who came to visit. Nowadays, Mi'er Candy produced by food processing factories can be purchased in stores all year round.

　　The main ingredients of Mi'er Candy are white sugar or brown sugar and glutinous rice. The production process is as follows: first, the glutinous rice is cooked, dried, and then popped; next, the white or brown sugar is placed in a pot and melted over low heat until it becomes thick; then the popped glutinous rice is added to the pot and stirred evenly; it is then scooped out and placed in a wooden frame, covered with a wooden board, compressed, and cooled. Finally, it is cut into long, strip-shaped candy blocks. Some variations also include adding fillings such as orange peel, goji berries, peanuts, or sesame seeds, and then sprinkling them with fragrant glutinous rice flour on top, making them both visually appealing and sweetly delicious.