Hello everyone! I have another little story to share with you all... Yesterday evening, a food truck set up shop in my village. We went to check it out, hoping to find something delicious to eat. These food trucks don't really come around often. And it was really great; people were very interested. From 3 pm onwards, lots of people started walking around. The food prices were quite high, which we understand considering the ingredients and costs for the vendors. If they don't sell everything, they'll lose money or even have to take a loss. Therefore, the prices need to be balanced with the cost of the goods and the risk involved. We went to the stall, and the area was very well set up. There were many picnic chairs set up in the front zone, and there were singers performing for the customers. We walked around from the first stall to the last; there was so much delicious food, but we couldn't buy everything. My daughter saw candied fruit, which is very popular right now, and it's also been featured in ancient Chinese dramas, haha! Since she wanted to try it, and we had some fruit at home, we decided to make some ourselves...
First, wash the fruit you want to coat with sugar, pat it dry, and skewer it onto a stick and place it on a plate.
Next, use 1 cup of sugar for every 1/2 cup of water. Heat over low heat without stirring until foam appears. Test if the sugar is ready to coat the fruit by dropping it into ice-cold water and then breaking it open. If the sugar is hard and breaks easily, then the fruit is ready to be coated.
A pitcher of ice water with a little bit of water is prepared and kept very cold. Once the fruit is coated with sugar, immerse it in cold water to make it crispy.
The children wanted to participate in trying it out, but I stood nearby and supervised. Because hot sugar can cause immediate pain if it burns your hand. The children had fun making candied fruit for the first time.
And then comes the final step: dipping the fruit in ice. Lift them out to drain and let them rest. Now, let the children try taking their first bite of the sugar-coated fruit and chewing. Wow, it's really crispy! Its flavor is a crispy, sugary, sweet and sour taste of fruit, giving a refreshing feeling when eaten. And then, we successfully made our first attempt at sugar-coated fruit. And that concludes the short article I wanted to share today. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to read my article today. See you again in the next article. Bye-bye!