Traditionally a winter snack, they're still easy to find in parts of China but increasingly rare outside, in places like Hong Kong.
Not a fan of persimmon? Try these pumpkin-flavoured glutinous rice cakes instead! Pumpkin is also often seen on the CNY table! Bing Tang Hu LuĬandied hawthorns are a popular street snack that you see in Chinese period dramas. They're a popular New Year gift as the name sounds like 事事如意 shì shì rú yì i.e. Click through for more ideas!Īlso known as 柿饼 ( Shi Bing), these are made from poached persimmons which have been mixed with sugar, flour and often osmanthus, with walnuts inside. Note: Leftover Pork Jerky post CNY can be used in many dishes such as scones or omelettes. I've even baked a fruit pulp and mushroom version! These days, you can get meat-free versions too, made of tempeh. You can also make them a homemade version by mixing pork mince with seasoning such as oyster sauce, soy sauce and, of course, sugar, then baking it in the oven. Ironically, many Chinese people now buy them to bring back to China as gifts! (The queues are horrendous before CNY though.) In Singapore, they're a popular tourist food souvenir all year round. Today, this sweet and savory snack is not just eaten during the Chinese New Year celebration. The red color is thought to bring good luck in the coming year, and as eating meat wasn't as commonplace in the past, bak kwa was treated as a luxurious special treat for the new year. Many Chinese people from Fujian immigrated to Singapore (Nanyang) and brought this recipe with them. This tasty treat is traditionally made of pork- it's like a Chinese meat jerky but more moist- and originated in Fujian, Southern China. Can you tell which is the original, shop-bought pork bak kwa and which my homemade mushroom jerky? Bear in mind this photo was of my very 1st attempt making the vegetarian mushroom bak kwa!
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