Bogong’ao Liangfen (Cold Jelly)

Bogong’ao Liangfen

　　Bogong’ao Liangfen is sold by the Jiang family at Shutian Bogong’ao in Village 1 of Zicheng Town and has been in business for over 100 years. In 2013, there were five liangfen shops on both sides of the Shutian’ao area along the Zijin–Zhongba Highway, all specializing in liangfen along with other snacks and operating year-round. Among them, "Minji" Liangfen once participated in the exhibition at the First Hakka Culture Festival of Heyuan City in 2004. Liangfen is also known as "Fairy's Cake." It is made by boiling liangfen grass to extract the juice, mixing it with an appropriate amount of starch, cooling the mixture, and then adding a suitable amount of honey before serving. It tastes sweet, has a slight herbal flavor, is cool and refreshing, and offers benefits such as clearing heat and dampness, aiding digestion, and reducing blood lipids.