Fuzhou, China Mainland
¥ ・ Small eats
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
In 1937, Grandpa Chen started hawking his sweet peanut soup with a bamboo pole on his shoulder. Today, his grandchildren make the rustic sweets just as he did, but serve them in a neat cosy room at affordable prices. The peanut soup tastes divine, hot or chilled, as melt-in-the-mouth peanuts impart a lingering nuttiness. Taro paste is also well crafted and sports a velvety texture and robust flavour. The toasted sesame topping is to die for…