普(pu)寧(ning)南糖,要算“陳長泰南糖”為最(zui),是(shi)廣東省普(pu)寧(ning)市軍埠(bu)鎮大長隴陳長泰所首(shou)創,已有七(qi)十多年歷史(shi),堪(kan)稱糖食類的(de)上乘,遠近聞(wen)名。
“陳長泰南(nan)糖(tang)”之(zhi)所(suo)以(yi)揚(yang)名(ming),是(shi)(shi)因(yin)為南(nan)糖(tang)選料(liao)精(jing)辟,工藝獨(du)特(te),貨真價實,別有風味(wei)。其主要用(yong)(yong)料(liao)是(shi)(shi):精(jing)選花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)米(mi)、新(xin)鮮(xian)豬油(you)(you)、優(you)質麥芽糖(tang)和(he)白(bai)砂糖(tang)。制(zhi)(zhi)作時把花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)用(yong)(yong)豬油(you)(you)煎(jian)炸(zha)(zha)熟扣,鋪平放在(zai)盤(pan)上(shang),再(zai)把豬油(you)(you)、麥芽糖(tang)、白(bai)砂糖(tang)(按一(yi)(yi)定比例配料(liao))混和(he),下鍋加(jia)熱,使(shi)熔(rong)化(hua)一(yi)(yi)體,變成(cheng)膠(jiao)狀,稱(cheng)為“苷(gan)(gan)”,然后(hou)把“苷(gan)(gan)”澆灌在(zai)炸(zha)(zha)花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)上(shang)面,均勻地滲透在(zai)炸(zha)(zha)花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)周圍(wei)即凝(ning)成(cheng)南(nan)糖(tang)。陳長泰制(zhi)(zhi)南(nan)糖(tang)的看家本(ben)領關鍵(jian)在(zai)炸(zha)(zha)花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)和(he)制(zhi)(zhi)“苷(gan)(gan)”兩(liang)點。首(shou)先是(shi)(shi)炸(zha)(zha)花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng),既(ji)能(neng)炸(zha)(zha)熟又不(bu)會(hui)過火,制(zhi)(zhi)“苷(gan)(gan)”用(yong)(yong)料(liao)的比例要恰到(dao)好處,成(cheng)“苷(gan)(gan)”后(hou)既(ji)會(hui)凝(ning)結而不(bu)會(hui)“反沙”,用(yong)(yong)季節不(bu)同(tong),能(neng)使(shi)一(yi)(yi)年四季制(zhi)(zhi)作的南(nan)糖(tang)一(yi)(yi)個樣,這是(shi)(shi)他人望塵莫(mo)及的。所(suo)以(yi),陳長泰所(suo)產南(nan)糖(tang)具有獨(du)特(te)優(you)點:一(yi)(yi)是(shi)(shi)膠(jiao)軟(ruan)而不(bu)黏牙(ya);二是(shi)(shi)花(hua)生(sheng)(sheng)粒香酥松脆(cui),牙(ya)齒(chi)不(bu)全的人也能(neng)享用(yong)(yong);三是(shi)(shi)香甜雙收,油(you)(you)而不(bu)膩,清(qing)爽適口(kou)。故(gu)歷來被譽為茶點之(zhi)上(shang)乘、請客送禮之(zhi)佳品,深受(shou)人們(men)所(suo)喜(xi)愛,前往(wang)惠顧者眾。