This is one of the local favourites. If you did not grow up in an Asian country or are female, you probably wouldn't like this. The smell of it brings out the saliva in your mouth. The first taste is extreme sour and salty at the same time. Then the sweetness creeps in, after you've relaxed your short-lived-screwed-up-face-to-the-sourness and it's yummy to eat.
They've been known to help soothe your throat when you have a cough or sore throat, it's usually soaked and crushed in warm water, although I haven't tried it. Just the thought of the salt getting to the raw parts of my throat has put me off. But if you're Chinese, you might have tried that or seen someone drink this concoction at some point in time.
Pregnant women might suck on this as a way to get rid of the stale taste in their mouth.
It's also a great accompaniment to fresh cut fruits like the guava or water apple. Cut them into strips, instead of adding the prune powder, to the fruits.
Dried Mandarin Peels
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