Have you ever seen a sugar blower? It is said that some busy places in Ryan will appear occasionally. I happened to meet it in Cocoon's "1October 23rd" market. In front of a booth, many people gathered there, as if there was something very interesting. I squeezed in and took a look. The shapes of the Chinese zodiac appear in front of me, including yellow, red and green. They are crystal clear and vivid. My mother told me that this is the traditional culture and art-blowing sugar. Look! Master is working hard to be a sugar man. I saw him take out a piece of syrup from the small pot in front of him and knead it into a hollow ball with his hands. Then pull it into a "small tail" from one end, take that end down and put it in your mouth to blow. The ball began to get bigger in the master's hand. While blowing with your mouth, you can skillfully knead with your hands. Soon, a lifelike cock came out. Then he took another stick and stuck it in the cock. Seeing these lovely sugar people, we can't help snapping them up. Not to mention how happy we are!
It is said that the main raw material of "sugar blower" is maltose, and there is no pigment. The yellow one is maltose, the red one is amaranth juice, and the green one is spinach juice, which can be eaten.
The granddaddy of the sugar blower is Liu Bowen. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang built a "hero pavilion" to burn heroes in order to pass on the throne from generation to generation. Liu Bowen got away with it and was saved by an old man with a sugar burden. They changed their clothes, and since then, Liu Bowen has remained anonymous, carrying a burden and walking around the streets every day. Many people asked Liu Bowen to teach sugar blowers, and Liu Bowen taught them all. As a result, this craft has spread widely, and it is said that it has a history of more than 600 years.
But there are very few sugar blowers now. Once in a while, I am ecstatic. Once I saw a man draw a sugar man at the school gate. I can draw all kinds of interesting and vivid pictures on the iron plate with only one spoon filled with syrup. How amazing! I hope this "sugar man" craft can continue to spread.