Deuk Deuk Tong
 A man gets some Deuk Deuk Tong ready to serve | |
| Alternative names | Ding Ding Tong |
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| Type | Confectionery |
| Place of origin | Hong Kong |
| Main ingredients | maltose,sesame,ginger |
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| Chinese | Trác trác đường | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | zhuó zhuó táng | ||||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | deuk deuk tóng | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | peck peck candy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ding Ding Tong | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | Đinh đinh đường | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | dīng dīng táng | ||||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | dīng dīng tóng | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | ding ding candy | ||||||||||||||||
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Deuk deuk tong(Trác trác đường) or commonly referred to asding ding tong(Đinh đinh đường) is a type of traditional candy inHong Kong.It is a hardmaltosecandy withsesameandgingerflavours. The sweet is made by first melting maltose, then adding to it various ingredients and continuously stirring the mixture. Before the mixture solidifies, it is put on a metal stick and pulled into a line shape, then coiled into the shape of a plate.
In Cantonese,deukmeans chiselling, breaking things into pieces. Whenstreet hawkerssold the candy, it was necessary for them to break apart its original shape with a pair of flat chisels, namely "deuk". The act of chiselling makes noise and attracts children to buy.Deuk Deuk Tongwas thus named (Tóngmeans "candy" inCantonese). Today, in order to cater to young people's tastes, different flavours ofDeuk Deuk Tongare also made, includingcoconut,chocolate,mango,banana,andstrawberryflavours.
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[edit]External links
[edit]- GTO đích vĩ đại ký sự: Tế vị nhân gian People Profiles ( trác trác đường )Archived2019-08-01 at theWayback Machine
- Đinh đinh đường (Ding Ding Tong)
- Đinh đinh mạch nha đường thanh hưởng dẫn tiểu hài (The sound of Ding Ding Tong draws the children)
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