“Dragon Beard” is a famous Chinese dessert that simply amazes with its appearance and makes you think about how to cook such a miracle. It turns out that these candies are handmade art.
Traditionally, Dragon Bird Candy is made from sugar and maltose syrup, although there are recipes based on corn syrup. The main dessert ingredients include about 75 grams of white sugar, 75 grams of peanuts, 75 grams of dried coconut, 38 grams of white sesame seeds, 150 grams of corn syrup, and 1 bowl of glutinous rice flour.
To make candy, the sugar strands need to be twisted, stretched, and folded until they are thinner than a hair. The filling of sweets is sweet halva. They say that earlier such a delicacy was made only for emperors.
This is how a chef in a Korean street stall conjures up Dragon Beard dessert. Just a mesmerizing sight!