Sugar-coated haws are traditional foods in China. Because they are sweet and sour and look appetizing, they are deeply loved by women and children. So who invented this food with such a long history? It is said that sugar-coated haws were invented by a doctor during Shao Xi's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty. ?

During Shao Xi's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Guangzong's imperial concubine suffered from a strange disease. She doesn't think about tea and rice every day, and her mouth is full of smoke, and she soon becomes haggard. For Song Taizong, he must be very worried about what happened to his beloved concubine. So I called the imperial doctor in the palace for treatment, but I couldn't find the cause, so I treated the symptoms rather than the root cause. ?

In order to cure this strange disease, Song Guangzong posted a royal list, looking for doctors who can be treated among the people. At this time, a charlatan saw Yu Dan and volunteered to feel the pulse of the imperial concubine. After taking the pulse, he wrote a prescription, which is to cook hawthorn with rock sugar, and eat five to ten before each meal, and it will be fine for half a month. Unexpectedly, according to this recipe, the imperial concubine cooks hawthorn with rock sugar every day. Eat less than half a month, the imperial concubine rosy, slowly recover, Song Guangzong exultation, reward the doctor. ?

From this point of view, sugar-coated haws are actually an ancient medicinal diet. But because of this magical effect, the ingredients are easy to get, and the method of making candied haws is simple, this recipe has spread to the people. Then people thought it would be more convenient to eat if they put it on with a wooden stick, which formed the candied haws we see now.