Lard Soft Candy

Lard Soft Candy

　　As kids, you must have all eaten lard soft candy before. For just one cent per piece at the small shops, those candies were endlessly delicious, and to this day, the lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth remains unforgettable~ To children, it was truly a kind of “lard candy nicotine.”

　　It is a traditional snack popular in the eastern Guangdong region and can be considered a unique delicacy of the area. The lard soft candy is smooth, refreshing, soft, and fragrant, inevitably allowing one to savor the distinctive aroma and unique taste of lard. The people of Haifeng make this candy from lard, flour, and sugar—a significant contribution to nutrition. The lard soft candy is sweet but not cloying, oily yet not greasy, containing a moderate amount of lard that provides energy to the body while delighting the taste buds—an experience unmatched by other candies. They say although lard contains cholesterol and saturated fatty acids, these are essential for maintaining human health when consumed in appropriate amounts. Moreover, lard also contains rich unsaturated fatty acids and beneficial high-grade polyene acids such as arachidonic acid, which are very good for health—so eating lard soft candy is definitely worth it.

　　Precautions

　　1: Incompatible: Lard soft candy should not be eaten with plums.

　　2: Suitable for generally healthy individuals.

　　3: People in cold regions are suited to eat more of it.

　　4: Elderly people, those who are obese or suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, those with external infections or illnesses, and individuals with loose stools should avoid eating it.

　　5: Do not consume too much at one time, especially for children—beware of excessive internal heat and tooth decay.