Jian dui

Jiandui or sesame balls are a type of fried Chinese pastry made from glutinous rice flour. The pastry is coated with sesame seeds on the outside and is crisp and chewy after immediately being cooked. Inside the pastry is a large hollow, caused by the expansion of the dough. The hollow of the pastry is filled with a filling usually consisting of lotus paste, or alternatively, sweet black bean paste, or red bean paste.

Jian dui
Alternative namesMatuan, sesame ball, sesame seed ball, buchi, onde-onde
CourseTea, snack
Place of originChang'an (now Xi'an), Tang dynasty (China)
Region or stateEast Asia
Main ingredientsGlutinous rice flour, sesame seeds, various fillings (lotus seed, black bean, red bean, mung bean pastes)
Jian dui
Chinese煎䭔/煎堆
Hanyu Pinyinjiānduī
Jyutpingzin1deoi1
Literal meaningfried dumpling/pile
Sesame ball
Chinese芝麻球
Hanyu Pinyinzhīmáqiú
Jyutpingzi1maa4kau4
Literal meaningsesame ball
Matuan
Traditional Chinese麻糰
Simplified Chinese麻团
Hanyu Pinyinmátuán
Jyutpingmaa4tyun4
Literal meaningsesame dumpling

Depending on the region and cultural area, jiandui are known as matuan (麻糰) in North and Northwest China, mayuan (麻圆) in Northeast China, and zhendai (珍袋) in Hainan.

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