写在前面：周五的时候，孩子在幼儿园亲手做了冰糖葫芦，这是幼儿园春节主题活动的一部分，趁着这个热劲，周六的时候也跟孩子一起做了冰糖葫芦，英文版。因为幼儿园活动的加持，本次FT进行的还挺顺利的，孩子各个流程都很熟悉了。 <ul><li><b>What is Tanghulu?</b></li></ul>Tanghulu (simplified Chinese: 糖葫芦) also called bingtanghulu. It is a traditional Chinese cuisine. It is made by stringing wild fruits with bamboo sticks and dipping them with maltose. It tastes sweet and sour. And it is suitable for all ages. It is not only delicious but also very beautiful. The red and wild mountain plants are arranged on bamboo sticks according to their size, and they are covered with crystal clear sugar. When the Tanghulu strung on a special wooden stick, it is tempting and like a small tree full of fruit. <ul><li><b>The History of Tanghulu</b></li></ul>During the Guangzong period of the Song Dynasty, to treat his wife's anorexia, a folk doctor invented the sugar gourd. And then, it slowly became popular. During the Qing Dynasty, Tanghulu was prevalent in various parts of China, such as tea houses, theaters, and streets. They have become traditional snacks in China. <ul><li><b>What are the types of Tanghulu?</b></li></ul>There are several types of tanghulu. The most common type is the one with traditional Chinese hawthorn with hardening sugar coating on the outside. Because hawthorn tastes extremely sour, people tend to replace it with other fruits, such as strawberries, bananas, and grapes. <ul><li><b>Why did my Tanghulu never harden after dipping?</b></li></ul>The most crucial portion of this particular recipe is ensuring you allow the sugar syrup mixture to reach the hard crack stage in candy making or 300 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the stage where you cook the sugar until it retains very little water. By doing so once the sugar mixture cools it hardens and becomes brittle. Other candies require this process such as lollipops and peanut brittle. The easiest way to avoid this mistake is by having a candy thermometer. If you don't have one while the sugar syrup is cooking take a small amount of the mixture and it put into a glass of ice water. If the sugar syrup in the glass becomes hard then it's ready to dip. <ul><li><b>How long does Tanghulu last?</b></li></ul>Most people are surprised to know this candy can last up to two weeks. Keep your made tanghulu in a sealed container and put it into the fridge. You do not want humidity or moisture affecting the candy and making it sad. Though most often these treats are best eaten as soon as they are cooled. <ul><li><b>How to make Tanghulu?</b></li></ul><div><b>TANGHULU RECIPE<br>YOU’LL NEED:</b><br>Hawthorn<br>300g sugar<br>150g clear water<br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Wash the hawthorn and tie it with bamboo sticks.<br></div> 2. Add the clear water and sugar in a wok. Mix them well.<br><br> 3. Heat the wok under middle heat until bubbles appear and color change. (Use chopsticks to dip the syrup into the cold water and it will solidify quickly.) 4. Put the hawthorn in the wok and quickly cover it with syrup. Let it cool and serve. 我们做的是网红冰糖葫芦，需要准备草莓、香蕉、黑芝麻、竹签，以下是我们做冰糖葫芦的亲子对话。 <ul><li><b>亲子对话1：Wash the fruits</b></li></ul>M：Jaden, today we are going to make tanghulu. Do you want to make tanghulu with mum?<div>M：OK, now take a chair and go to the chitken, let's wash the fruits together.</div><div>M：First, let's wash the stawberries. Put them into a big bowl and wash them gently. Remove the sepals（萼片） from each strawberry and then put them in the glass bowl.</div><div>M：OK, now wash them one more time.</div><div>M：OK, now wash the banana and the skewer.</div><div>M：Good, you had washed all the fruits. Please pat dry with a kitchen towel.</div> <b>亲子对话2：Make stawberry santas</b><div>M：Jaden, now let's cut and tie the fruits.</div><div>M：First cut the banana into pieces with your toy knife.</div><div>M：Make sure each banana slice is flat.<br></div><div>M：Good, keep doing.</div><div>M：Next, slice the tip off each strawberry to make the 'hat'; set aside.</div><div>M：Now let's tie the fruits. Look at mommy, I will show you how to make a strawberry santa.<br></div><div>M：Add the slice of the banana a on top of strawberry base for the 'face', and then set the 'hat' atop the 'face'.</div><div>M：Using a skewer insert into the santa and tie the fruits together.</div><div>M：Place 2 sesame on the 'face' for 'eyes'.<br></div><div>M：Look, mum had made a santa, it looks funny.</div><div>M：Now you try to make one.</div> 亲子对话3：Making Tanghulu<div>M：First, pour the sugar into a nonstick saucepan. </div><div>M：Then pour the water on top. </div><div>M：Turn the heat up and melted the mixture together until bubbles appear and color change. </div><div>M：Use chopsticks to dip the syrup into the cold water. If it comes out and hardens right away, you know the sycyp is ready.</div><div>M：Put the stawberry santa in the nonstick saucepan and quickly cover it with syrup. Let it cool and serve.<br></div><div>M：Make sure you do it quickly so that the syrup doesn't burn and the strawberries don't cook.</div><div><br></div>