Could it look any more like cement? However, it couldn't have been any less like cement, despite its coloring. One bite revealed that it was in fact soft and delicate. Tasting of peanuts and sesame, the confection crumbled into billions of powdery pieces in your mouth. It also betrayed an herbal flavor, which may have accounted for its color. Which herbs, however, I have no idea.

I saved a wrapper, and scoured the internet for more information about these, but I could not find anything. I also didn't get their official name. However, if anyone is in Chinatown, and sees these, they are about 1.5" long and are wrapped in blue, red or green wax paper. I imagine they are expensive.

I'll mention a bit about the amazing tea we were served. Called Lushan Yunwu tea, meaning "clouds and mist over Mt. Lu," the tea actually grows on nearby Mt. Lushan, a gorgeous mountain and World Heritage Sight just 30 minutes away from Jiujiang City. Shan means mountain, lu is its name.

The tea was "performed" by our beautiful waitress, which means that she described the history and process of the tea as she added the boiling water to our tall, skinny glasses. As she poured, clouds appeared to rise from the leaves on the bottom of the glass, spiraling lazily to the top of the glass and indeed resembling low-hanging mist that shrouds high peaks.

>> You can buy some Lushan Yunwu tea. It is expensive.