Crack seed is a category of snacks highly popular in Hawaii and its place of origin, China. Crack seed is basically preserved fruits that have been cracked or split with the seed or kernel partially exposed as a flavor enhancement. Common terms for this category of snacks is Li hing mui and see mui pronounced "see moy". The snack came with in the 19th century to Hawaii when they were brought to work the plantations.
The flavors are wide and varied ranging from extremely sweet and salty with sour tastes being a possibility as well. Flavors can include rock salt plum, honey mango, licorice peach, or any kind of marriage between fruit, flavor types or preservative ingredient. The largest innovator of flavors in this category is the Yick Lung Company which produces and distributes many varieties. What originally was a food category, preserved fruit, has become a favorite snack of Hawaiian children and a unique cultural food.
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