At the table
Lift gently and eat small bites over a plate. The strands and powder crumble easily; no dip or peeling is needed.
Contains sesame and soy. Ask about peanuts and the grain used for malt syrup if those ingredients matter to you.
Other fillings may include peanuts, candied citrus, extra sugar or sesame oil. Check the actual ingredients instead of assuming all white thread candies are alike.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Other fillings may include peanuts, candied citrus, extra sugar or sesame oil. Check the actual ingredients instead of assuming all white thread candies are alike.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet malt with toasted sesame, nutty soybean and floral osmanthus.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Delicate, airy threads give way to a loose powdery filling, then soften in the mouth.
- How it’s made
- Malt syrup is cooked to a workable sugar mass, repeatedly stretched into fine threads, and wrapped around roasted sesame, cooked soybean flour and osmanthus filling.
Other fillings may include peanuts, candied citrus, extra sugar or sesame oil. Check the actual ingredients instead of assuming all white thread candies are alike.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Jiangxi.
About this regional connection
Jiangxi: A pulled malt-sugar confection associated with Jinxi, Fuzhou.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有金溪藕丝糖吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Hand-pulled New Year sweets
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Jinxi makers pull warm malt sugar by hand into fine strands and fold it around fragrant fillings. Making and sharing the candy is part of the local New Year season.