The Story of Sound | Do you remember when was the last time you heard a "pop" sound?

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Everyone, remember when I was a kid, it was always hot and scorching hot every summer, not every afternoon, but on certain days of the week, I would always hear the sound of "beep pop" from afar, and there might be an old man driving a beep. Puff car", shuttled through the streets and alleys, selling "Pap puff ice cream", as soon as you heard the sound of "Pap puff" and playing with your friends, we stopped temporarily because we had more important tasks. "Puff Ice Cream" was called to stop, and the friends rushed up, holding the only pocket money in their hands, and bought a ball of refreshing and delicious ice cream. My friends, everyone shared the food, you and I licked it one by one. With ice cream, everyone quickly finished eating, and then continued the game that was just unfinished.

However, with the changes of the times, it is more and more convenient to buy things now. As convenience stores occupy every corner of the streets, people tend to look for nearby convenience stores, and a small convenience store. , Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs and can buy almost all kinds of items needed for life. Ice cream is placed in the freezer, cigarettes are placed on the counter, and there is a printer for printing. Since you can walk for a few minutes, you can When we buy ice cream in summer, "Pop Ice Cream" slowly disappears from our lives.

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Now, if you want to eat "Papu Ice Cream", you have to find another place. There are only a few places that appeal to nostalgic flavor. For example, it has been in business for more than 70 years. Hemei Bingguo Room on Yonghe Xiulang Road in Xinbei, it specializes in traditional ancient flavors. There are as many as 16 flavors. In addition to traditional flavors such as taro, peanut, longan, etc., there are also fruit series, such as guava, peach, durian, as well as modern flavors such as matcha and Japanese-style tea. The price is affordable and affordable. A ball costs only 20 yuan, and it is about an 8-minute walk from Yongan Market Station. Every time I go to Yonghe Lehua Night Market, if I still have time and space in my stomach, I will go around and eat a ball of ice cream.

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When I visited Yilan once, I stopped at Azong Taro Ice City in Toucheng. Azong Taro Ice City is one of the most popular queuing delicacies in Yilan. It specializes in traditional Papu ice cream and insists on making ice with the original color of the ingredients. Add pigments, flavors, and emulsifiers, follow traditional practices, manually peel the taro scalp, cook it, and then use a century-old machine to beat it at low temperature. There are six flavors of Azong taro ice, taro, red bean, pineapple, peanut, and longan. , purple rice, a cup of 50 yuan can choose three flavors, when people walk in the old street of Toucheng, eat Papu ice cream, and eat while walking, it seems to return to the simple and simple 60s or 70s, I think, this This is one of the reasons why people come to Toucheng to eat Papu ice cream.

In fact, Pap and ice cream are different. The biggest difference between them is that Pap does not add dairy products. Since Pap does not have the emulsification process of homogenizing oil and water at high speed, it cannot be called ice cream. Cream or vegetable oil is used in ice cream to achieve a smooth and delicate taste. During the emulsification process, emulsifiers, stabilizers and other ingredients must be added, and the white color of milk can easily dilute the color of raw materials. Some manufacturers pursue the appearance, Artificial additives such as pigments have to be used, and Papu is to add natural ingredients such as taro and red beans to sugar and boil, and starch must be added in the process. After starch absorbs water, heats and expands, it becomes difficult to move the water and the material will also become Thick, so the texture of Papua is a bit Q-bounce and dense like ice cream. In short, we all call it Papu, ice cream or Papu ice cream.

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Modern ice products are becoming more and more refined, and the flavors are becoming more and more diverse, but when adults lick "Pop Ice Cream", they are tasting "Childhood Memories". That very simple, happy, and trouble-free childhood has strong Strong friendship, no intrigue, sincere friendship, when I was a child, "Papu Ice Cream" sold sweets that can make people feel cold. Now, "Papu Ice Cream" sells healthy appeals and nostalgic style.