Why is Mexican candy both sweet and spicy? The answer might surprise you
Mexican chamoy-flavored candy traces back to Chinese see mui, a salted-dried fruit that arrived via the Manila galleon trade between 1565 and 1815. Mexicans adapted it with chile and lime, and mass production by Dulces Miguelito starting in 1971 cemented the sweet-spicy profile as a national signature. What feels quintessentially Mexican is actually a centuries-long…