Peanut Crunch
貢糖

Gongtang is a kind of peanut cakes. Its origin is in southern Fujian. The Minnan dialect of “knock” is pronounced “gong”. Gongtang, as the name suggests, means made by beating.

Gongtang is a kind of peanut crisp candy, it is formed on the basis of traditional peanut crisp, but it is different from peanut crisp, which has skin and filling. Its birthplace is in Baishui Town, Longhai City. It was created by “Mao Shun Ji” at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Then he followed his descendants to Xiamen and Kinmen. Gongtang originated from the combination of peanuts and maltose. The roasted peanuts are mixed with pure maltose in a high proportion and then manually mashed, entangled, and then subjected to warm kneading and infiltration. Finally cut into pieces