I saw Haw Flakes in a Chinese market on Monday and I was instantly brought back to childhood. These were the candies I ate and shared with friends, while playing jump rope and tag in the school yard. I’d often have a little package or two stuck in my pockets, sometimes melting into a gooey mess during hot summer days. How could I have forgotten about Haw Flakes?
Looking at it now, it’s funny, I had no idea what Haw was (fruit of Chinese Hawthorn) bit I still loved these candies. The dry little discs might seem weird, like dehydrated fruit roll-ups, punched out into circles, that almost look like cardboard. If you just give it a shot, they’ll start to melt into your tongue, giving off more and more flavor, kind of like tangy berries. If you bite them, they tend to stick between your teeth. I love it, maybe more for nostalgic reasons. Sadly, I can’t really eat them anymore (because I’m allergic to artificial food coloring) and Lon wasn’t thrilled with it, but I still recommend trying them.
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Haw, haw!
Some sweets make me nostalgic too. Wish i still was the carefree girl playing in the back yard.
They sounds pretty good. I get nostalgic about Bit-O-Honey. I can’t get enough of them.
I remember these too! Amazing that they’re still in this old format.
Oh Soopling =)
Snooky doodle, time to break out the jump rope!
Manger La Ville, I never had Bit O-Honey.
JS, I’m glad the packaging hasn’t changed. It’s all part of the memory.
HAW FLAKES are the bestest!
I like nibbling them bit by bit by bit, using only the front teeth. =)
I’ve seen them in new/different packaging. It’s just not the same. It’s the disc or nothing!
TS, I love it! Haw Flakes are like the Asian Reese’s PB Cup? Remember those commercials? How do you eat a Reese’s? haha
For Haw Flakes, I like letting it sit on my tongue….lasts longer.
San ja bengs! lols I used to bite them with my front teeth so they don’t get stuck in the back ones. I haven’t had one of those in years…but I still remember how they taste.
Reminds me of childhood too.
I see the bigger ones now a days.
Wonder, amazing how these cheap snacks can take you back.
Ms. __2be, I’ve never seen another version but I imagine I’d like the bigger ones too. I wish they would make a non-food coloring version.