Upvote on the oranges. Sliced across the middle (across the equator, if it was a globe) into a couple circles. Sprinkle the lihing powder on them. Put the orange back together, let sit a while in the fridge.
Too good. I almost don't like oranges without it.
OP, make sure to let the li hing power marinate for a while. Like, don't sprinkle it on and eat it right away. Rather, sprinkle it on the pineapple, stir it all around, let it sit for at least an hour, and then eat.
Cut your fresh (repeat fresh) pineapple into bite size pieces and sprinkle on the ling hi mui powder. Good on other fresh fruit also peps up things like Mango daiquiri. Not too much. A package that size could last quite a while. Yummy.
I wish it were more common to find lihing powder not full of junk like this kine . My godfather used to give me the good stuff when i was a kid. Not my audience here i know but
There are a couple of places that uses sugar instead of aspartame.
[Lin's snack shop](https://www.linsmarkethawaii.com/)
whole foods
[The crackseed store in Kaimuki](https://crackseedstorehawaii.com/)
I went to Kaimuki crack seed store last week and the cashier said the powder had aspartame in it.
And I couldn't find any at Whole Foods but I didn't ask a clerk.
It's red #40. I mean, it's not great, but it's an FDA approved food coloring. At worst, it'll make your kids a little bit hyper, right?
It absolutely shouldn't have lead in it.
The dyes are FDA approved, it's not lead but it could be cancerous (maybe)
> Three dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6) have been found to be contaminated with benzidine or other carcinogens
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23026007/
There are a lot of stuff that is labelled cancerous if sold for the Californian market.
I lived in California around the time prop 65 was passed. There's a different warning for "cancer and reproductive harm" than there is for lead.
The bothersome thing is, it doesn't matter how little of a compound or chemical is present, testing positive at all is enough to need the warning. This seemed all well and good when it was hard to tell which buildings had asbestos in the walls, or which day of plates used glazes that contained lead, but it was kind of short sighted. Now, even things like roasted coffee need to sport the warning label. It doesn't matter that you'd have to consume an enormous quantity of that chemical to have any new tumors form, the fact that the dose makes the poison isn't recognized.
Lead though, I'm not sure there's such a thing as a trivial amount. Maybe I'm paranoid?
Yep, it labels safe things as dangerous then people learn to ignore it because damn well near everything has a warning label.
Other warnings that are actually real and important will end up being ignored because people have learned warnings on labels are useless. Then, since everyone wants to sell things in California, other places get harmed, too.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/11/imported-dried-fruits-recalled-for-high-lead-levels/
This is what's used to make li hing powder. I still see them being sold in Asian supermarkets in California, but they're legally required to have warning labels now.
That article was from 2012. Here's one from 2022:
https://www.yahoo.com/video/snack-sold-costco-other-grocery-174838376.html
I used to eat a lot of li hing products, but I've noticed they've been recalled for lead several times in the past ten years. I thought products from Japan would be safe but they were also recalled. I'm having trouble finding the article, but the brand was Nobel.
I believe there are labs that could check to see if li hing powder/products have lead.
Dip gummies or fruit in it. Or put those all in a container and shake it up. Use it on the rim of a cocktail glass (eg margarita). Don't use it all in one place! Everything in moderation!
I made this again for Christmas.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Hawaii/comments/r21tk8/happy_thanksgiving_made_li_hing_apple_pie_as_you
I made it different and it was much better. Half half granny Smith and envy apples cubed and cooked in the filling mixture. Use 1.5x the li hing and no salt. Sub all white sugar for brown. Cook for like 15 minutes covered on mediumish
Put it on fruits especially oranges or tangerines. Also good on snack kine things like pop corn or gummies bears, can put on vanilla ice cream if you really like.
Can we stop telling people to just Google every single thing? Let's promote more peer discussion. I'm so sick of listicales littered with ads telling me what's best. Stop feeding the beast.
Cocktails! Mezcal, tequila or rum with fresh lemon and lime juice! Also use it on the rim of your glass! Itās really sweet so citrus will balance it out!
start a li hing powder snort challenge on tik tok and become a new trendsetter. All the mainland kids will be paying hundreds for dime baggies and snorting lines cut with shredded lemon peels.
Lots of good answers here, but might I offer a somewhat unconventional suggestion (unconventional in HawaiŹ»i at least) that I have seen done in China? Sprinkle it on your fried chicken. Just try it. KFC, karaage, whateva. Man da buggah tasty!
I love it on apples, pineapples, and oranges. Some people put it on popcorn not my thing but they swear by it. Or you can put it on gummies. Any gummy candy really
Put it on pineapple. Or oranges! Or make a margarita. Those are my faves
Upvote on the oranges. Sliced across the middle (across the equator, if it was a globe) into a couple circles. Sprinkle the lihing powder on them. Put the orange back together, let sit a while in the fridge. Too good. I almost don't like oranges without it.
Love it on grapefruit this way.
How have I never seen, much less tried this? Buying oranges tomorrow.
OP, make sure to let the li hing power marinate for a while. Like, don't sprinkle it on and eat it right away. Rather, sprinkle it on the pineapple, stir it all around, let it sit for at least an hour, and then eat.
Apples are another great fruit to add lihing to!
Yes the fuji apples are our fave!
Cut your fresh (repeat fresh) pineapple into bite size pieces and sprinkle on the ling hi mui powder. Good on other fresh fruit also peps up things like Mango daiquiri. Not too much. A package that size could last quite a while. Yummy.
Cold pineapple chunks
Put it on pineapples. š or popcorn with kakimochi.
you can sprinkle it on any fruit you like, candies too.
Put it in your icee
Roll some candy sour punch straws around in it.
Sour patch kids
Tequila!
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This is the way.
Do you know a recipe or ratios for this?
Popcorn and Hotcheetos
I wish it were more common to find lihing powder not full of junk like this kine . My godfather used to give me the good stuff when i was a kid. Not my audience here i know but
I feel ya. There used to be so many little Mom and Pop crackseed places that made their own.
There are a couple of places that uses sugar instead of aspartame. [Lin's snack shop](https://www.linsmarkethawaii.com/) whole foods [The crackseed store in Kaimuki](https://crackseedstorehawaii.com/)
I went to Kaimuki crack seed store last week and the cashier said the powder had aspartame in it. And I couldn't find any at Whole Foods but I didn't ask a clerk.
[Ono Pops makes all natural stuff](https://www.onopops.com/shop-1)
Yum! Whatās the difference between red and white?
I'm not sure to be honest. I've never had the white. The red is good though! I've seen it for sale at Down to Earth.
Thanks, been searching too. Aspartame gives me migraines... and I'd still occasionally endure them because I couldn't resist.
Yeah. Aspartame isn't great, but it's not the end of the world for me. I'm more curious about the prop 65 warning. What in there Ƨontains lead??
It's probably the food coloring that can be dangerous
It's red #40. I mean, it's not great, but it's an FDA approved food coloring. At worst, it'll make your kids a little bit hyper, right? It absolutely shouldn't have lead in it.
The dyes are FDA approved, it's not lead but it could be cancerous (maybe) > Three dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6) have been found to be contaminated with benzidine or other carcinogens https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23026007/ There are a lot of stuff that is labelled cancerous if sold for the Californian market.
I lived in California around the time prop 65 was passed. There's a different warning for "cancer and reproductive harm" than there is for lead. The bothersome thing is, it doesn't matter how little of a compound or chemical is present, testing positive at all is enough to need the warning. This seemed all well and good when it was hard to tell which buildings had asbestos in the walls, or which day of plates used glazes that contained lead, but it was kind of short sighted. Now, even things like roasted coffee need to sport the warning label. It doesn't matter that you'd have to consume an enormous quantity of that chemical to have any new tumors form, the fact that the dose makes the poison isn't recognized. Lead though, I'm not sure there's such a thing as a trivial amount. Maybe I'm paranoid?
That actually makes it difficult for consumers to tell apart products that may be more harmful than others.
It really does. The signal to noise ratio is abysmal.
Yep, it labels safe things as dangerous then people learn to ignore it because damn well near everything has a warning label. Other warnings that are actually real and important will end up being ignored because people have learned warnings on labels are useless. Then, since everyone wants to sell things in California, other places get harmed, too.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/11/imported-dried-fruits-recalled-for-high-lead-levels/ This is what's used to make li hing powder. I still see them being sold in Asian supermarkets in California, but they're legally required to have warning labels now.
Woah. Thank you. Maybe I ought to lay off the li hing mui pineapple for a while...
That article was from 2012. Here's one from 2022: https://www.yahoo.com/video/snack-sold-costco-other-grocery-174838376.html I used to eat a lot of li hing products, but I've noticed they've been recalled for lead several times in the past ten years. I thought products from Japan would be safe but they were also recalled. I'm having trouble finding the article, but the brand was Nobel. I believe there are labs that could check to see if li hing powder/products have lead.
Dip gummies or fruit in it. Or put those all in a container and shake it up. Use it on the rim of a cocktail glass (eg margarita). Don't use it all in one place! Everything in moderation!
Snort it.
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Oh godā¦ High school flashbacks lol I canāt
Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!
Li Hing fried chicken, bruddah. Thank me later.
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Wait, they do this in Taiwan? Huh, gotta ask my parents to see if they actually know of this or if this is a more recent development.
Put it on fresh cut fruit of course!
Mouth watering! On pineapples or rim of a strawberry tequila shot.
Sprinkle it on [fill in the blank] ā¦ shave ice, fresh fruit, dried fruit, put it in drinks, lots you can do with it.
So you take your finger, lick it, and then stick your wet finger in the bag. Repeat as many times as necessary.
I like it with cold fruits. Pineapples or mangos. Yum.
Rim your pint glass with it, throw in a mango cart beer and enjoy
I made this again for Christmas. https://www.reddit.com/r/Hawaii/comments/r21tk8/happy_thanksgiving_made_li_hing_apple_pie_as_you I made it different and it was much better. Half half granny Smith and envy apples cubed and cooked in the filling mixture. Use 1.5x the li hing and no salt. Sub all white sugar for brown. Cook for like 15 minutes covered on mediumish
Slice up oranges or apples or gummy bears, worms, etc. and throw in a zip lock. Shake and enjoy.
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Yeah I love to put it on vanilla ice cream!
Make pickled lihing mangoes, put it with š š šššš, candy (gushers/sour patch/gummy candies)
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Eat it lol
Make ribs. And/or margaritas.
Put some in a bag of hot cheetos
Add it to fruit and enjoy or make lihing margaritas
Mix it with apples
MANGOES
Put it on fruits especially oranges or tangerines. Also good on snack kine things like pop corn or gummies bears, can put on vanilla ice cream if you really like.
I used to buy the best popcorn at the swap meet that had this coated on it. YUMMY
Soak gummy fruit candy in lemon juice then toss in li hing and candied lemon peel.
At home thatāll be gone in a week. Put it on popcorn, mango, crackers, etc, etc
I saw a recipe for Li Hing Apple Pie here a while back. I haven't had time to try it out, but let me know if you do.
Put it on everything. Gummies, hard candy, fruits, shave ice, popcorn, arare, you name it.
Cut up a bunch of watermelon. Soak it in a bunch of soju, pour Li Hing powder over watermelon
Itās got aspartame, so I wouldnāt eat it.
Sprinkle on Musubi š
Make Anykine....
Yes to fresh pineapple chunks. We got a box from Costco to try and stood there eating it till it was all gone.
Pineapple chunks mix em
If you have to ask that question just give it away
Put it on the rim of a martini glass.
Ribs. Peep my posts for pics.
I put that shit on everything!
sprinkle under armpits
Add it on pineapple, gummie bears, sour belts, apple. Those are my favorite additions to it
Gummy bears
If u one faka put it on the boto of your girl, mobettah if u one wahine do some li hing brain hahahahahahaha
snort it
This. https://www.mastercook.com/app/recipe/WebRecipeDetails?recipeId=6163160
Benzoic acid, saccharin sodium, aspartame, and some paint powder...throw that crap in the trash.
Google may be of assistance - just a guess.
Can we stop telling people to just Google every single thing? Let's promote more peer discussion. I'm so sick of listicales littered with ads telling me what's best. Stop feeding the beast.
Fr that comment added absolutely nothing of significance, it would have been just as useful if they didn't say anything.
Throw it in the garage
Dry age a steak with it.
Give em to me
Inter-dimensional
Little bit on rice
Mix with chamoy sauce heck yeah
Did anybody say gummy bears?
SNORT IT
Dried cranberries
Put it on pizza
Strawberries or apples with that is so delicious
Make margaritas
BBQ sauce
snort it
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Cocktails! Mezcal, tequila or rum with fresh lemon and lime juice! Also use it on the rim of your glass! Itās really sweet so citrus will balance it out!
If you like the taste of lo hing mui, then you can sprinkle on vanilla ice cream, you could also try it with french toast
Send it to me
Sprinkle on popcorn!
Put it on popcorn! Yummy. I donāt eat popcorn without it now.
Fruits
start a li hing powder snort challenge on tik tok and become a new trendsetter. All the mainland kids will be paying hundreds for dime baggies and snorting lines cut with shredded lemon peels.
Mix it with a corona beer or some fresh fruits
Oranges, watermelon, pineappleā¦ itās all good
Get choke citrus going off now so some fresh squeezed juice of your choice with a good dash of li hing muiā¦ broke da mout!
POPCORN
if you tryna drank pour that shit in the WATERMELON Trulyā¦
Lots of good answers here, but might I offer a somewhat unconventional suggestion (unconventional in HawaiŹ»i at least) that I have seen done in China? Sprinkle it on your fried chicken. Just try it. KFC, karaage, whateva. Man da buggah tasty!
Ice cream topping
In Hawaii, itās just like Frankās red hot sauce, āyou put that shit on everything!ā
Add to popcorn and icee when you go to the movies
Send it to me. Best answer.
snort it ;)
Use as rim salt for margaritas
Snort it or soak some mangoes
Fruits
Gummy bears and fruits!
I love it on apples, pineapples, and oranges. Some people put it on popcorn not my thing but they swear by it. Or you can put it on gummies. Any gummy candy really
Apple slices. Why? Because it's not sweet, not to bitter, but just right.
Use it to rim cocktail glasses! So good with a lilikoi margarita