US Candy Makers React To Making Dragon's Beard Candy!
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00:00 reaction to dragons beard candy
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It's not like cotton candy. It's soft on the outside, crunchy on the inside(cuz of nuts). But it's really really dry, so you have to be very careful when eating it to prevent choking on the powdery stuff. One of my favorite Chinese candies as a kid. I just wish they didn't make it with all the silly colors. Dragon beard candy should be pure white. Hence, the look of the white beard of a dragon (Asian đČ, not Western dragon)
Agreed! Call me candy traditionalist/purist, but white dragon beard candy is the way to go haha.
and you can puff the flour out of your mouth
My favorite candy when I was a kid too. I love dragon beard candy
Itâs not even a pretty rainbow either
I think t he colors were just to demonstrate the strands so they stand out in the tutorial.
Using nuts is a traditional way, and it fits the taste profile better in my opinion. The candy part is a little "creamy" compared to western cotton candy because of the corn starch
Interesting, thanks for teaching us!
Ahh so it was corn starch? You the man brotha !
i thought it was cornstarch too, since plenty of sweets in Asia are rolled in cornstarch and it makes it more delicious.
it is also peanuts not walnuts as peanuts are a usual filling for asian bassed deserts
I agree the difference between maltose versus corn syrup and glutinous rice flour verses corn starch makes a big difference in taste. Give me the traditional maltose syrup and glutinous rice flour not the Americanized version.
I love dragon beard candy, itâs so soft, with the peanuts inside, the texture is both crunchy and soft. One of my best childhood snack I had when I am in Hong Kong. No one really make them anymore because itâs so much work. Only good one is the hand made fresh one.
How neat is that!?
Just as with noodle pulling, when done on a medium scale, two people do it- one pulls, the other dusts. The one pulling sometimes wears a gigantic apron attached to the table, where a pulling âpostâ is attached (noodles donât require the same force). The apron catches all the flour/cornstarch? I bet you could use the wall hook, attach an apron to the wall, have one person pull as usual, the other dusting as you go.
They still make it, but only during festivals.
or if the candy/food stall is run by a elderly person who values tradition over modernizing
The corn starch is used to keep the strands from sticking together. The corn starch will also give it sort of a creamy taste. It's the same principal as using flour when making handmade noodles.
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
Icing sugar seems like a better idea
@@lilkittygirl Icing sugar will start to become combined with the strands, as they are the same chemically. It will become a sticky mess, just like piling iced cookies on top of each other, after a while, they will stick together if they encounter any moisture at all.
@@lilkittygirl it moderates the sugary taste a bit I would imagine.
Traditionally it is water, maltose syrup, sugar then stretched in glutinous rice flour. In the USA they use corn syrup and corn starch. Tastes different. It has to be eaten in a short period of time and is why it is often made and served right away to be eaten. Humidity and heat will melt or alter it very quickly. Think of it as the candy version of good sushi. You eat it right away not wait and eat it later.
My guess is that the dragon's beard will compress and harden before it begins to slowly liquefy, like cotton candy does.
I knew this form of candy was old but wow. I looked it up and it was created during the Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) I watched it made the traditional way before food coloring was added and it looks nice both ways.
I would watch a vendor make dragon beard candy at our local Chinese market as a child every weekend. Loved the soft texture and crunchy filling. The filling is made with finely chopped peanuts and granulated sugar. Itâs hard to find now because itâs so labor intensive to make. But for many people itâs so nostalgic since itâs mesmerizing to watch how itâs made. Plus the texture is so unique.
The cornstarch is what keeps the strands separate. Pretty sure if you used sugar it'd just stick and you'd end up with hard candy, not cotton candy.
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I think using the hook would cause thew strands to break, he is using the width of his palm and working it all around to keep the stretch even. You might need a larger circumference hook and to keep moving the loops around the hook so you stretch from a different part. Also his hands are warm so the hook or whatever is used would need to be also. I don't make candy but I'm guessing based on the apparent way I have seen it done in the two videos. Plus you would need to do it in corn starch/powdered sugar to stop the strands combining which might be difficult on a hook on the wall.. Anyway much love to Hercules I hope the experiment is a success.
I was thinking the same thing the hook would put to much strain at one spot where they are stretching the whole circumference by doing it hand.
All valid points!
Pleeeeeeaaaaase do a âUS Candy Makers tryâŠâ series where you go back and attempt to make some of these kinds of candies you react to!
It's so funny when Terry says walnuts cause she knows her nuts but they're actually peanuts đđ
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Are you a 100% sure that in that first video they are using peanuts? If you look at the original video and the close up of his hand when he is wrapping it they REALLY look like walnuts. I know when I have had it in Chinese markets they used peanuts but maybe in Korea they prefer walnuts or maybe just this guy likes walnuts more.
@@kendobc no, we use peanuts too. Definitely looks like crushed peanuts in the video too.
I would love to see them try to make this
Ohhh, Coooppperrr
Yes! Like follow along videos
If we get 100k views on the video we'll make dragons' beard candy!
There is another video out there that would be a little more entertaining to watch, it's a candy stand where they sing while making it, probably copywrited but you should watch it i can post a link if you'd like
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Dragon beard candy is delicious! It's a traditional asian candy. Making it by hand is part of thw tradition. It's very chewy, sweet and nutty
This is a very entertaining way to make candy, we use to have a kiosk in a nearby shopping plaza where a talented man made sugar sculptures and Dragonbeard molding the sugar in front of everybody with snips and little metal & bamboo sticks, my favorites were when he combined the two using the dragonsbeard as the mane of the horses, lions or long Chinese dragons. To be honest I loved watching him work but I was a poor college student at the time and the cheapest thing he sold so $15 for a very small bag of dragonsbeard, at that time that was a dinner or two if you got fast food (mid 90s). It was in some ways very similar to the glass sculpture artist that was (not sure if they still make it in front of people) at Disneyland, minus the blowtorch.
I went to the store on my way home from the Syracuse airport and Terry kindly came out and said hi. The chocolate covered potato chips really are excellent đ.
I've tried dragon's beard candy before, the texture is neat!
I'm glad you had a great time at the shop, and enjoyed your candy Valerie!
You should do this with no dye ( maybe flavor)and put a gummy worm in the center for Chinese new year... candy silkworms!
Theyâre the sweetest people who have reacted to the making of Dragonâs Beard candy. Itâs popular in South Korea, I think. They just sell them on the streets and they always make them fresh.
Soon to be popular in Central NY!
PLEASE make this! Now that we know how its made, really curious to see how the taste and texture is! Bye beautiful Hercules candy family! đ
If we get 100,000 views we'll try it ourselves!
there isn't much taste, it about the texture.
â@@HerculesCandy You've hit the mark!! plus a few thousand extra views! đđđ
It doesnât last very long. I would buy them when I lived in Hong Kong. The first I bought some and brought it home thinking I would have some later - the next day it dissolved just like cotton candy.đą
This is called dragons beard and it's traditionally made with honey not boiled sugar and that is cornstarch
Not honey, but maltose.
Traditionally, this was made with aged honey. When it's properly aged, it has a solidity to it like the candy they're using. You can find videos of the honey version around.
Shhhh đ€«Mom and Dad are making a video đ€Ł I could watch these 2 all dayâ€
I'm actually genuinely surprised he's never seen this candy. Also, yes it's cornstarch, not powdered sugar. And in most of the world it's common to use walnuts in desserts and nuts are pretty typical for this
Ive seen some vids of korean street vendors that make this candy i almost want to say the highest ive seen thread cout wise was either 600,000 or over a million the candy strands almost looked like silk threads and the filling they had a variety mostly almond cashew peanut pistachio but they did have some that were like chopped peanuts and chopped chocolate chips and even some savory ones rather than sweet . Though they have a vocal spill they go through while making the candy and for some reason ive seen them say they use fermented aged honey but honey dosnt ferment as far as i know so most of the time. I see people used the second recipe
Isn't mead made of fermented honey?
@@Itismejohnlee ok i went and looked i yes honey can and dose ferment but in this case for the dragons beard i still dont think fermented honey makes sense the properties of the product the guy is handling in the video is different even from the sugar based ones shon in the reaction video he bangs it on the inside of his work station and its very hard hard enough to need a tool to punch the hole in the center but still soft enough to be stretched by hand and unlike the sugar ones the strands dosnt seem to usually break there is a definite difference between what the street vendors are making and what the reacted to vids made , but i admit i was wrong about honey fermenting i guess as long as it is capped in the hive it wont ferment but it has every that is needed to ferment already in it
I really want to see you guys attempt this.
we just might!
this one is one of those traditional candies so not flavoring to the sugar. however I really like it for the texture. like the tiny strands of crispy marshmallow when it's stretched out over a fire or something. and the usually peanut filling is a little crunchy too.
wow! Good for Terri. This is the second time she has actually been able to have time to sit with Quik Steve and watch something!
I would think the start helps to keep the strands seperate where confect sugar would blend into the steands and make it a lump or sugar mass. Just guessing, idk
Can't remember where I saw another video of making 'Dragons Beard' candy, they tried it first with powdered sugar, then corn starch, then a mix of 50/50 powdered sugar and corn starch, they said it was easier with corn starch but tasted better with the 50/50 mix. Hope that helps. Would love to Steve try making this or one of the lads, but I don't think it would work on the pulling hook as at the beginning of the pulling they were rotating the rings and squeezing to help soften the candy to make it easier to pull in the hands, it also needs to have it in the c.starch/p.sugar the whole time to keep the threads separate. Love watching your vlogs all the way over in England, would love to try your candy but the shipping is just to expensive for someone living on disability.
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Dragon's beard candy is a traditional Chinese confectionary.
Its origin is not clear, but according to legend, it was invented and/or presented by an imperial court chef (some say during the Han dynasty, 202 BC - 9 AD, 25-220 AD, some say during the Qing dynasty, 1909-1912), in order to entertain the Emperor.
Another saying is that one of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Emperor found this type of candy among the ordinary people and brought it back to the imperial court.
The super thin strands reminded the Emperor of a dragon's beard, and also b/c the mythical dragon is the symbol of the Chinese Emperor hence the name Dragon's beard.
The candy later spread to other Asian countries, that's why you can find different versions of this type of candy in all Asian countries.
it's also in Turkish cuisine, it's called PiĆmaniye. Turks and China were neighboring countries and Turks migrated to west, so it could be the origin.
Oooo! I can see this technique being used on like a baking/confectionary competition to create all sorts of looks!
Personally, it reminds me of witches hair! đ§ââïž
In Turkey we have a similar cotton candy called PiĆmaniye. It's my favorite thing ever. It's basically like cotton candy but slightly less sweet and it just melts in your mouth just like cotton candy.
Man I want PiĆmaniye now
Yessss we made it past 100k views I canât wait to see you guys make this I have been want to try it for years! I would have to definitely give it a try after I seen how you guys were able to do it!! Love your videos so much! â€ïžâ€ïž
It really is like magic , how it keeps turning into more strands ,and it's just by pulling it
I feel like there are better videos of this candy being made out there, I remember one where and old guy with a street cart was showing a kid how it was made that was really good
agreed, this maker didn't make it with finesse, and all the colours ruin the white colour beard which it should have been
it's a street candy popular in our night markets in Malaysia too, not sure if it's still around
This was so much fun to watch you two talk this through!
It's also interesting for us to see how other people from all over the world make very different types of candy
Great video as always would love to see you guys make this
after having practically binged these videos for about a month maybe more, I loved the "testing/tasting chocolate covered random things" and these reaction videos the most. wish there was more of this. cant say i dont love watching the hard candy and chocolate stuff too though =x
Yeah people have been really liking them. Although our own candy making videos will always be here to stay, we do like branching out into these other fun videos as well!
Love to see you guys make this !
Dragon's beard candy is definitely a texture thing. The sensation When eatint it is amazing! Wish I could easily find it in the US.
Really cool you reacted to Dragons Beard Candyâșïžâ€ïž
I loved watching this made in a Chinese night market, it is so fun to watch..it was white had some peanut bits ..we had EVERY intention to bring some home . So so good beautiful job!
thank you
I forgot your channel existed for a while, glad they finally came back into my video feed!
the muscles in the maker's arms tell the story of how many times dragon beard candy has been done
Ill be waiting for the next video where you make this!
I love yâallâs energy
First time seeing you guys. I love your banter đ
It would be fun to see you all make different colours at the same time. Was trying to read Terry's shirt; as a black sheep myself, I appreciate others. đ€
I can't wait to see yall make this
This would be so awesome to watch you guys make.đ
Hello how are you doing?
the powder is corn starch. it is used to keep the strands from sticking together
I've seen some people using corn starch and powdered sugar mixed together. I've watch several of these because there cool! There's a few that use these wooden sticks on a round service. And they pull it horizontal!.?
6:24 subbed and hit the bell based on that comment⊠glorious humor! Love it..
the cornstarch helps to keeps the sugar strings from adhering to eachother. that way they stay individual strands. had he used powdered sugar the opposite would start to happen. as the sugar stretched it would heat up slightly and start to bond the sugar into a large clump.
I would LOVE to see you make this!
It's traditional for spring festivals there, it's very similar to how say cotton candy is made.
I love terry she is so funny and positive and just keeps the whole business cruising along
This looked very intriguing. I would love for you to try this receipe. I would try it if I had the space and didn't mind making a big mess. I would think he used corn starch to keep the strands from sticking together as he stretched it.
Oooo that would be fun to watch you all trying that!
Indiam Soan Papdi is also made like this. Basic ingredients are the same but the flavoring is different- Cardamom, pistachios, almonds, saffron.
Steve is one of the only people that i will admit looks dapper with the stache!! (Not usually a fan but...) love to see you guys make this!!!
Thanks Dave!
Having heated corn starch makes the process a lot easier, because it keeps the candy pliable :) I've tried it, it is messy, it took me a bunch of tries to get the candy just quite right. and having heated corn starch makes the pulling soo much easier
I had Pismanye while in Turkey. I thought it was bizarre, but quite delightful. The texture made me think of fiberglass insulation - the pink "batting" kind - although I've never bitten into fiberglass insulation.
btw - Steve's mustache looks great!
this is best enjoyed fresh, it will like cotton candy sort of dissolve a bit and meld together toughening up getting chewier and lose that fine loose thread like consistency, corn starch helps protect it a bit, but will wear off after not too long. If you want a fun sensation, put poprocks inside, its a fun chinese new year treat. Fireworks in the mouth!
That was cool thanks for sharing! Love you all. God bless.
I love Terry so much, sheâs like the embodiment of Chaotic Good.
Gosh I miss eating this. There used to an old street seller near our school selling dragons beard and other sugar figurines .I was fascinated by his work and of course they were all super tasty. I think he used peanuts mixed with sugar and maybe coconuts in his mixture.
You guys have to try it sometime. It's really good!
Cant wait to see you guys try this. Maybe add flavoring or different filling!?
Would love to see you make this!
I love her, she's awesome!! I could just watch her show
I made this at home, it's really easy and fun.
We have something similar in Thailand, but the sugar threads are rolled in a roti as a filling. Sweet and salty desert snack. Sweet from the thread and slightly salty from the roti. Called roti sai mai (lit) roti with cotton thread. The threads are a bit thicker than western cotton candy. The roti thinner than normal roti flatbreads.
Hand pulled cotton candy! Yes please! Yum! I didnât recognize Steve at first without a hat on!
actually saw the second video a few years ago kept meaning to try it
Watching this and itâs @ 104k views ! Canât wait to see you guys do this
There's a Turkish version of this called Pismanye. It's delicious - tastes like peanuts, but there's no peanuts in it.
If they started selling this candy, it would be immensely popular and I would 100% buy it
This candy is DELICIOUS! I have seen it being made in little street stalls here in China. except it wasnt coloured. so good
Hello.! You use 1/2 tsp vinagar./2 cups sugar/1 cup water. / 1/4 cup corn syrup.Add flavor. đDon't put in fridge. Test it then put in corn starch when dough is soft. Then pull. Hope this helps.
Great video. I really enjoyed the humor. Same here on people who eat with their mouth open . Go to the barn. Funny
Interesting. Enjoyed seeing Steve and Terri's reaction to this novelty candy. It would be fun to see how they can improve on this recipe, I am sure they will be able to.
It's actually a traditional candy in East Asian countries. It's normally made with a honey based candy.
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@@showingthelinks8441 ohh that sounds more delicious đ
You guys should make a video on making this with the hook! And make one with powdered sugar and the other with corn starch
I would love to see you guys try this
It's soooo good!!! You guys need to eat this!
As far as I remember, it is corn starch theyâre using, so youâre correct, Terryâïžđ€
Can't wait to see you make this. I'm pretty sure he said you could use powdered sugar if you don't have corn starch, but I think y'all were talking then, too. Lol
I couldn't have any, but my grand kids LOVED it!!
the cornstarch helps to stop it sticking together again while pulling.
Looks like the challenge is on!đ
it is cornstarch but in between it needs heating it's like cotton candy they do the same in turkey but they also use butter
I tried making dragons beard right after I saw a video on it, this made my day...Someone needs to let the candy man know hes got some dirt on his upper lipđ HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
So inverted sugar comes from chemistry. I'm learning it at my job right now. Monosugars (i.e.glucose) have properties to it that bends Polarised light in a direction (left - or right +) you can measure this with a polarimeter. Essentially the properties of the sugar have different functions. And there are Left turning (L/S) and right turning (D/R) molecules that can bend the light to the left (-) or the right(+).
Inverted sugar starts, let's say here: in D +55 (degree of how much you turned the filter for the result) and chances Direction to D -20. So it was inverted from plus to minus. It now has different property's. Not every sugar can do this but it's so fascinating and complicated.
In short, you change the property's of the sugar to have the desired result. Here: no crystal formation
I'm sorry if any of this is hard to understand/read/grammatically incorrect.... I'm not from an English speaking country and all those chemistry specific words are especially hard.
I would absolutely love to see you make a vidya of this!!
Hi from Kentucky and I love your videos
Please make more!
This is basically an easy way to make cotton candy without a machine!
Diggin' the Stache Steve!!
It's even better when you make this out of honey. You have to do it at lower temperatures though.
Terry can calculate in her head. She's smart and that's why she works for the business side of candy making, logistics and accounting.
So that's how they make dragon beard's candy.
What would be cool, is to make a caterpillar out of something and then wrap it in that as its cocoon.