普寧(ning)南糖(tang),要算(suan)“陳長泰南糖(tang)”為最,是廣東省普寧(ning)市軍埠鎮大長隴(long)陳長泰所首創,已有七十多年歷史,堪稱(cheng)糖(tang)食類的上(shang)乘,遠(yuan)近聞名。
“陳長(chang)泰(tai)南(nan)(nan)糖”之(zhi)所以(yi)揚名,是(shi)(shi)(shi)因(yin)為(wei)(wei)南(nan)(nan)糖選料(liao)(liao)精辟,工藝獨(du)特,貨真(zhen)價實(shi),別有風味。其主要(yao)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)料(liao)(liao)是(shi)(shi)(shi):精選花(hua)生(sheng)米、新(xin)鮮豬(zhu)油(you)、優質麥(mai)芽糖和(he)(he)白砂糖。制(zhi)(zhi)作時把(ba)(ba)花(hua)生(sheng)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)豬(zhu)油(you)煎炸熟(shu)扣(kou),鋪平放(fang)在(zai)盤上(shang),再把(ba)(ba)豬(zhu)油(you)、麥(mai)芽糖、白砂糖(按一(yi)定比(bi)例配料(liao)(liao))混和(he)(he),下鍋加(jia)熱,使熔化一(yi)體,變成膠狀,稱為(wei)(wei)“苷(gan)(gan)(gan)”,然后(hou)把(ba)(ba)“苷(gan)(gan)(gan)”澆灌(guan)在(zai)炸花(hua)生(sheng)上(shang)面,均(jun)勻地滲(shen)透在(zai)炸花(hua)生(sheng)周圍即凝成南(nan)(nan)糖。陳長(chang)泰(tai)制(zhi)(zhi)南(nan)(nan)糖的(de)(de)看家本(ben)領關鍵在(zai)炸花(hua)生(sheng)和(he)(he)制(zhi)(zhi)“苷(gan)(gan)(gan)”兩(liang)點(dian)。首先是(shi)(shi)(shi)炸花(hua)生(sheng),既能(neng)炸熟(shu)又不(bu)會(hui)過(guo)火,制(zhi)(zhi)“苷(gan)(gan)(gan)”用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)料(liao)(liao)的(de)(de)比(bi)例要(yao)恰到好(hao)處,成“苷(gan)(gan)(gan)”后(hou)既會(hui)凝結(jie)而(er)不(bu)會(hui)“反沙”,用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)季節(jie)不(bu)同,能(neng)使一(yi)年(nian)四(si)季制(zhi)(zhi)作的(de)(de)南(nan)(nan)糖一(yi)個樣(yang),這是(shi)(shi)(shi)他(ta)人望塵莫及的(de)(de)。所以(yi),陳長(chang)泰(tai)所產(chan)南(nan)(nan)糖具有獨(du)特優點(dian):一(yi)是(shi)(shi)(shi)膠軟而(er)不(bu)黏(nian)牙(ya);二(er)是(shi)(shi)(shi)花(hua)生(sheng)粒香酥松脆,牙(ya)齒不(bu)全(quan)的(de)(de)人也(ye)能(neng)享用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong);三是(shi)(shi)(shi)香甜雙(shuang)收,油(you)而(er)不(bu)膩,清爽適口。故(gu)歷來被譽(yu)為(wei)(wei)茶點(dian)之(zhi)上(shang)乘、請(qing)客送禮之(zhi)佳品,深(shen)受(shou)人們所喜愛,前往惠顧者眾。