Speaking of Chinese, what has to be talked about is eating sunflower seeds. As an appetite accepted by a tiny minority around the world, eating sunflower seeds is however very popular in China.

Eating sunflower seeds is the historical inheritance.

Since ancient times, eating sunflower seeds has been loved by all people, whether the emperors, gifted scholars and beautiful ladies, the rich and celebrities or the ordinary people.

The sunflower seed is the “main food” of the fruit tray in the festivals and the sunflower seed tray which is prepared for the tea party. Such circumstances show the undoubted Chinese people's love for the sunflower seeds. The sunflower seed may be called as “First Snack of Nationals”, for it can be seen everywhere. For example, people will grab one handful of sunflower seeds when watching TV or chatting.

Nobody regards specially the sunflower seeds as the goods purchased specially for the Spring Festival, for it has been one part of the Spring Festival celebration. During the Spring Festival, all the family will sit in a circle to chat, play cards, drink the alcoholic and the like, which can not do without one thing – eating sunflower seeds! Since January 1, the New Year atmosphere of every family is getting stronger. A few days later, every family starts to do the Spring Festival shopping. The things that can make the Spring Festival atmosphere are the indispensable sunflower seeds, peanuts and dried fruit used for entertaining the guests.

How to choose the sunflower seeds?

Appearance!

The shell color of sunflower seeds shall be consistent basically and the shell shape shall be plump with the natural luster.

When holding one sunflower seed with the forefinger and thumb, you should feel the tightness. The sunflower seed meat shall be plump. The sunflower seeds can be eaten easily with the crispy sound.

Quality and Taste!

It has the taste full of surprises and can always whet people’s appetite! Some people like to eat the sunflower seed in this way, i.e. eating the original-taste sunflower seeds together with other tastes. Thus the sunflower seeds with the herbal tea flavor, spiced flavor, caramel flavor and hickory nut flavor are produced.

It is said that the sunflower seeds with the full-bodied and crispy hickory nut flavor are the most popular taste recently.

Package!  

For the package, Chinese is most qualified to have a say. The cultured Chinese lays particular emphasis on the “Appearance” of the gifts used in the daily life and commonly given to other people. Of course, besides the package that makes people feel the pleasure, joy and quality, the practicability is also very important.