Keo guong Kẹo gương
Kẹo gương is the Thu Xà candy: cane sugar cooked to gold with roasted peanuts and ginger, poured thin, and broken into clear, mirror-like pieces. It is crisp and lightly sweet, with a gentle ginger heat.
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Search on KlookWhy it matters
The Cẩm Thành ward article prints the proverb kẹo gương Thu Xà, mạch nha Thi Phổ (Mộ Đức). Thu Xà is the old sugar landing, now in xã Tư Nghĩa on that article. Cục Du lịch Quốc gia Việt Nam lists kẹo gương with the cane sugars.
Taste
Vietnam Airlines calls it crisp, lightly sweet, and mildly hot, smelling of ginger and peanut. ZaloPay’s article says the same cane-sugar candy is not harshly sweet. Its caption instead says malt, peanuts, and roasted sesame.
How to enjoy it
Vietnam Airlines: cane sugar cooked to a gold, then crushed roasted peanuts and shredded ginger, poured thin, cooled, and broken into pieces. The printed pack is a 150 g box.
ZaloPay’s article: reduced cane sugar, roasted peanuts, and fresh ginger cut into threads, clear like a mirror. The caption on the same article says malt, peanuts, and roasted sesame.
Where to try it
Thu Xà, on the right bank of the Trà Khúc, in the Cẩm Thành ward article.