Famous snack on Zhongshan Road

I was walking along the shops off the main stretch of Zhongshan Lu when I came across this lady who claimed that she's selling one of the famous snacks of Xiamen (Amoy).

She pointed to this newspaper clipping of herself:

I nodded impressively and noticed that the snack sells for only 1.50 yuan (yi kuai wu) that I thought, "Why not?" and promptly agreed to try it out. 

  Smiling with joy, she started preparing her "famous" snack, which looked like spring rolls:

She continued her cheery banter as she bustled about her cart. Smilingly, she said that hers was not an ordinary spring roll. 

Her famous snack had a sweet surprise: 麦芽糖 (mai Ya Tang) or maltose candy although it was softer than the lollipop kind - it's like a soft nougat? 

Do you see the shiny strips of "nougat" on either side of the spring roll? 

To be honest, I was a bit skeptical because spring rolls, Chinese and Vietnamese, are savoury and should, in my opinion, stay that way!

Anyway, I didn't want to hurt her feelings as the spring rolls were looking kind of tasty with crumbled roasted peanuts, freshly grated white radish and some chilli sauce:

The spring roll is nice on its own since it's freshly made - the maltose candy added a sweet touch to a savoury snack. In the end, it tasted like what peanut butter pasta tastes like :)