Ginger Candy

One of the specialties of Lijiang is Ginger Candy, and there are numerous shops where they hand-pull this at the side of the road.



It's quite fascinating to watch, as it starts out as a hard ball and is eventually pulled out into a long stretchy mass of candy, with almost a candy floss texture. If you stand close and smile sweetly enough, you've a good chance of being given a small sample while it's still warm.



This is then laid out in long sausage shapes onto a hotplate to harden and then broken up into pieces to be bagged.



The result is a hard but chewy candy (similar to Blackpool Rock if that means anything to you), with a strong ginger flavour and a hint of peanuts - definitely interesting!