“糖画”,《辞海》无载,《现代汉语词典》里也不见踪影,似乎不登大雅之堂。然而,它却是广泛流传于巴山蜀水、备受人民大众喜爱的民间工艺食品。 (A) 顾名思义,糖画就是以糖作画。它出自民间艺人的巧手,亦糖亦画,观之以悦目,食之以娱口,融物质享受和精神享受于一体,堪称中国饮食文化宝库中一颗闪耀民族智慧光彩的明珠。糖画旧称“糖饼儿”、“糖灯影儿”,究其历史,通常认为它是在明代“糖丞相”基础上演化而来的,距今已有数百年历史。据褚人获《坚瓠补集》载,明俗新年祀神,民间总要“熔就糖霜”,印铸成各种动物和人物,作为祭品。因所铸人物形象“袍笏轩昂”,俨然文臣武将,故而时人戏称为 “Sugar painting”, “Cihai” without load, “Modern Chinese Dictionary” also disappeared, it seems unruly. However, it is widely spread in Bashan Shu water, popular folk popular folk food. (A) As the name implies, sugar paintings are made of sugar. It comes from the skillful craftsmen of folk artists. It is also made of sugar and sugar. It is pleasing to the eye and entertaining with the pleasure of entertaining. It is also a jewel in the treasure house of Chinese food culture, a shining pearl of national wisdom. Sugar painting old called “sugar cake children”, “sugar shadow children”, study its history, usually think it is in the Ming Dynasty “sugar prime minister” evolved from the foundation, dating back hundreds of years of history. According to Chu who was “Kennedy complement” set, the common people New Year worship God, folk always want to “melt on frosting,” cast into a variety of animals and figures, as a sacrifice. Due to the cast character image “robe Watanabe”, just as Wen-min generals, so people dubbed