◎Tangshan sesame candy

With a history of more than 400 years, Tangshan sesame candy originated in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was originally produced in Qishu Village, Fengrun District in Tangshan.

Each candy is shaped like a round flower and as thin as a cicada's wings. Some are milky white and some are light yellow, which are crisp, sweet and tasty. Guangshenghao, the company that invented the sesame candy, started out by frying crisp thin fritter twist (Maye), later developed the honey crisp thin fritter twist, and eventually invented Tangshan sesame candy.(https://www.daowen.com)

Sesame candy evolved from crisp thin fritter twist in eastern Hebei. At that time, people liked to use the crisp thin fritter twist made by frying with the mixture of sugar, flour and sesame oil as holiday food. About 100 years ago, the pastry shop Guangshenghao improved the craftsmanship for making this popular snack. At that time, there were two kinds of crisp thin fritter twist on the market: One was fried with sugar and noodles first and then with sesame seeds; the other was fried with oil and then topped with honey on it. The two kinds have their respective feature. The former is hard and crisp, while the latter is soft. Based on the two cooking methods, and drawing on the honey coating method of a Beijing pastry called Migong or “Honey Offering,” Guangshenghao finally produced the famous local delicacy of today - honey sesame candy.

In 2009, Guangshenghao sesame sugar was inscribed into the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Hebei Province.