The unforgettable memory
There is nothing as sweet as childhood memories. And there are not also childhood memories sweeter than cotton candy.
At this time, cotton candy is a luxury gift. With a compact machine behind the bike, made from round pieces of iron, candy seller just wiggles “the magic wand” in it, a big cotton candy appears as if by magic. And the smooth strips of sugar on the bamboo stick were the beautiful memories of many generations.
When I was a child, cotton candy is a luxury gift, a reward for my small efforts. On that day, I thought that cotton candy is taken from the clouds, fleecy and soft, each time when mother bought cotton candy for me, I was so happy, hid in the corner, tore a large piece of candy into the mouth and waited to “clouds” melt. “White clouds”, “pink clouds” was the sky of magic appearing on the tip of the thin bamboo bar. When I knew that the miracle came from a spoonful of sugar and a small machine, I still was very surprised because of that miracle.
The small machine is neatly behind the bicycle, made of the rounded iron, creating the big soft cotton candy on “the magic wand”. The white sugar delicate becomes strip smoothly sticking to the slender bamboo stick. Cotton candy is not as cool as ice cream, but it is melting faster than ice cream. Every time the seller “make magic”, the children around the fluttering joyful, to win the first candy, divided into small pieces, enjoy the sweetness of this gift.
At the teenager age, cotton candy is a gift silently, sending sweet but secretive love. At that time, the love was rushed but short, so that each time I recalled, I just laughed and called out the name of the cotton candy. Now, there are many types of candy, many people are not eager to cotton candy, but sometimes on busy roads, this Hanoi traditional food pulls me back to a clear memory of childhoods.
Cotton candy and the unique creativity
Cotton candy milk tea
The attractive ingredients such as flan cake, jelly, tea bubble, dried coconut, ice cubes … are placed in a large glass, then covered with cotton candy made from about a teaspoon of sugar. So, at first sight, you will not see anything in the cup. Milk tea is take in a jar, visitors of Vietnam food tours can pour a half of milk tea into the glass to all the cotton candy sink in the cup, then pour the rest up and enjoy. Milk tea is made with no sugar, the cotton candy works to create a sweet taste for drinks.
Cotton candy on the juice
As a simple combination of a modern drink with cotton candy from childhood, this drink creates a new experience for both the sight and taste of the tourists taking Hanoi street food walking tour.
With also blueberries juice, also the peach tea with fresh fragrant crunchy peach pieces, now these drinks have more a layer of cotton candy, both sweet and lovely.
Cotton candy can be placed neatly on the beverage, covered with half a cup or decorate in the side, depending on the level of creativity of the cafes.
Cream bingsu with cotton candy
This ice cream of the kimchi land is still the number one choice among many young people to cool off during the summer. Delicately scented cream, combined with fresh fruits, sweet chocolate, crunchy grains. The colorful “cloud” cotton candy on the top makes the dish even more eye-catching.
Cotton candy is just a candy for children, but even adults are very interested in bingsu cream with a topping of cotton candy.
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