Tribute candy was first brought to Kinmen from Xiamen by master-candy-maker Chen Shih-ming in 1931. But while tribute candy has its origins in Fujian, most people agree that the candy of Kinmen is even better than that of Xiamen, in part because Kinmen's dry soil produces a smaller, rounder and more flavorful peanut.
金門貢糖是廈門師父陳世命在民國二十幾年時引進，由於金門地區乾旱土質所產的花生粒小而圓，氣味濃郁，製成貢糖更勝廈門。