Montrealer Johnny Chin says he was the first dragon beard candy master to introduce it to North America, back in November 1991, when he opened his shop in Montreal Chinatown.
Stands have been reported in Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, New York City, Boston, Vancouver and Toronto. But what makes Montreal so special, according to Johnny Chin, is that, apart from a shop in the Hong Kong airport that sells candy "seven times more expensive than mine, my shop might be the only place in the world that sells dragon beard candy every day."
Johnny offers this unique treat year-round, seven days a week, always made fresh and, more often than not, in your face.
Now, discover the imperial myth behind this age-old delicacy, once reserved only for a handful of mouths throughout several centuries, or skip ahead and find out how to make candy that looks like hair.
