Dragon Beard Candy starts out as a sugar syrup solution, made of hard honey, caramel, and rock sugar. The mixture is is boiled until it reaches a certain consistancy. Next, they are poured into molds, which let them cool down, as well as forming the thin cylindrical shape needed in the next step. Using a sharp object, the chef makes a hole in the center of the sugar block, essentially creating a wheel. After stretching it out, the chef folds it, and continues this process for 12 times, creating 8192 thin strands of sugar. Once separated into separate pieces, the chef wraps the sugar strands around a mixture of peanuts and sugar. Worldwide, there are only about 400 chefs who can prepare this exquisite delicacy. Our team of dedicated culinary professoinals at our headquarters in Chicago create the Dragon Beard Candy just as the ancient Chinese did 2000 years ago, using the same ingredients and techniques, making a truely unique experience for our customers. At The Dragon Beard Candy Store, we strive to make our products easily affordible, yet keeping the traditional taste and quality of pure dragon beard candy ~
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