Hawthorn Flakes (Shan Zha Pian)
10円玉みたいな赤いフルーツ菓子！胃腸をスッキリさせる魔法のコイン
Description
Old-fashioned sweets made by mashing China's traditional fruit 'Shan Zha' (Hawthorn = red berry similar to crabapple), adding sugar, and drying into thin coin shapes (10-yen coin size). Medically, hawthorn has immense effects in 'aiding meat digestion'; eating it after greasy meals prevents stomach heaviness.
Classification: Everyone, Snack, Dessert, Shan Zha, Hawthorn, Medicinal, Sweet and Sour, Digestion Aid
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How to use
Ingredients
- Hawthorn fruit
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Post-meal Dessert/Snack]: Open the cylindrical paper wrap, peel off the stacked red coins one by one, and eat directly.
- Add a few slices when braising pork belly to tenderize meat and erase greasiness.
- Dissolve to add tartness to Sweet and Sour Pork sauce.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Fruity、intense sweet-sourness like a mix of apple and plum、with a gritty、powdery texture
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable. Push comes to shove, JP 'Ume Neri' candy)
Pairing
Greasy Chinese Food / All Chinese Teas
Trivia
Besides these 'Shan Zha Pian' coins, long sticks 'Shan Zha Tiao', square blocks 'Shan Zha Gao', and Beijing's winter staple candied fruit 'Tang Hu Lu' all star this hawthorn.
Eating tips & etiquette
Sold wrapped in retro paper cylinders with firework-like patterns (tens of yen each) unchanged since old times. A nostalgic Dagashi for Chinese kids like 'Ramune', but an excellent snack parents don't stop them from eating because 'it's good for digestion'.
Allergen
None