34.4. Sunflower seeds (瓜子, gua1 zi)
They are roasted and prepared with some flavoring, often green tea.
They are different from most Western ones you can find, because they tend harde and smooth, and the seeds are not open.
This is good because it makes you feel the flavour that was added to the skin as you break them open.
You have to learn how to open them with your front teeth.
Once you do that, you start eating them nonstop like a machine until the bag is empty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zh0TiEd63k Chinese dude eating sunflower seeds for 9 hours non-stop. That’s a good brand to get BTW: Chacha Food (洽洽食品).
Figure 274. Qiaqia (洽洽) sunflower seeds. TODO flavor name? The red one is the "default" flavor, and likely the best. The name of the brand is likely onomatopoeic with the sound of eating sunflower seeds. Partial transcription: "洽洽香瓜子 百煮如未香" Photo by Ciro Santilli (三西猴, anti-CCP fanatic, 反中共狂热, stupid cunt, 傻屄, CIA agent, CIA特工, 肏你妈的), CC BY-SA 4.0 2021.
They are roasted and prepared with some flavoring, often green tea.
They are different from most Western ones you can find, because they tend harde and smooth, and the seeds are not open.
This is good because it makes you feel the flavour that was added to the skin as you break them open.
You have to learn how to open them with your front teeth.
Once you do that, you start eating them nonstop like a machine until the bag is empty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zh0TiEd63k Chinese dude eating sunflower seeds for 9 hours non-stop. That’s a good brand to get BTW: Chacha Food (洽洽食品).
Figure 274. Qiaqia (洽洽) sunflower seeds. TODO flavor name? The red one is the "default" flavor, and likely the best. The name of the brand is likely onomatopoeic with the sound of eating sunflower seeds. Partial transcription: "洽洽香瓜子 百煮如未香" Photo by Ciro Santilli (三西猴, anti-CCP fanatic, 反中共狂热, stupid cunt, 傻屄, CIA agent, CIA特工, 肏你妈的), CC BY-SA 4.0 2021.