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|title=Sesame Ball (芝麻球) - Chinese Food Wiki | |title=Sesame Ball (芝麻球 / 煎堆) - Chinese Food Wiki | ||
|keywords=Sesame Ball,芝麻球,煎堆,Dim Sum,Chinese Snack | |keywords=Sesame Ball,芝麻球,煎堆,Dim Sum,Chinese Snack,jian dui | ||
|description=Sesame Ball is a deep-fried glutinous rice pastry coated in sesame seeds, often filled with sweet | |description=Sesame Ball is a deep-fried glutinous rice pastry coated in sesame seeds, often filled with sweet paste—common in dim sum and festive snacks. | ||
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| caption = Sesame Ball | | caption = Sesame Ball | ||
| alternate_name = Jian dui; sesame balls; 煎堆; jin deui | | alternate_name = Jian dui; sesame balls; 煎堆; jin deui; 芝麻球 | ||
| pinyin = Zhīmá qiú | | pinyin = Zhīmá qiú / Jiān duī | ||
| type = Fried pastry | | type = Fried pastry | ||
| course = Dim sum / snack | | course = Dim sum / snack | ||
| country = China | | country = China | ||
| region = Guangdong / China (nationwide variants) | | region = Guangdong / southern China (nationwide variants) | ||
| other = Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame | | other = Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame | ||
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'''Sesame Ball''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also 煎堆; Pinyin: ''Zhīmá qiú''; Cantonese: ''jin deui'') is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in [[Dim Sum]] and festive [[Chinese Snack]] contexts.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui English Wikipedia]</ref> | '''Sesame Ball''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also '''煎堆''' ''jian dui''; Pinyin: ''Zhīmá qiú''; Cantonese: ''jin deui'') is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in [[Dim Sum]] carts and festive [[Chinese Snack]] contexts across southern Chinese communities.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui English Wikipedia: Jian dui]</ref> | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing. | Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing into a dense lump. Filled versions contrast a soft paste center with the sesame crust; unfilled versions rely on the hollow-chewy texture alone.<ref name="nyt">[https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026559-jian-dui-fried-sesame-balls New York Times Cooking: Jian dui context]</ref> | ||
Sesame balls sit in the same southern fried sticky-rice pastry family as other Lunar New Year sweets; they are '''not''' the same as baked Western sesame cookies or as steamed [[Mantou]]-style buns. Soft symbolic reading in festival settings associates round, golden, expanding shapes with reunion and rising fortune—cultural metaphor, not a nutritional claim.<ref name="wp" /> | |||
== Ingredients (overview) == | == Ingredients (overview) == | ||
Glutinous rice flour | Glutinous rice flour; water; sesame seeds; oil for frying; optional sweet filling such as red bean or lotus seed paste; sugar may appear in dough or filling. Overview only—not a recipe. | ||
== History and culture == | == History and culture == | ||
Linked to southern Chinese New Year and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across | Linked to southern Chinese New Year tables and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across Guangdong and Lingnan foodways and traveled with Cantonese diaspora bakeries and dim sum houses.<ref name="wp" /> Soft historical lore sometimes connects the pastry to Tang-era fried dough sweets later carried south; treat palace-origin anecdotes as soft tradition talk unless tied to specific verifiable texts. | ||
In contemporary restaurants the English name “sesame ball” and Cantonese ''jian dui'' / ''jin deui'' often label the same tray item. See [[Dim Sum]] and [[Chinese Snack]] for broader categories; compare other sweet tray items such as [[Egg Waffle]] and sticky festive cakes like [[Nian Gao]]. | |||
== Serving and variations == | == Serving and variations == | ||
As dim sum or festival | As dim sum, bakery snack, or festival treat, usually hot enough for the crust to stay crisp. Sizes and fillings vary by shop. Pair culturally with tea service under [[Dim Sum]]; contrast savory fried snacks elsewhere on [[Chinese Snack]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Egg Waffle]] | * [[Egg Waffle]] | ||
* [[Nian Gao]] | * [[Nian Gao]] | ||
* [[Tanghulu]] | |||
* [[Mango Pudding]] | |||
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]] | * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]] | ||
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Sesame Ball (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also 煎堆 jian dui; Pinyin: Zhīmá qiú; Cantonese: jin deui) is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in Dim Sum carts and festive Chinese Snack contexts across southern Chinese communities.[1]
Characteristics
Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing into a dense lump. Filled versions contrast a soft paste center with the sesame crust; unfilled versions rely on the hollow-chewy texture alone.[2]
Sesame balls sit in the same southern fried sticky-rice pastry family as other Lunar New Year sweets; they are not the same as baked Western sesame cookies or as steamed Mantou-style buns. Soft symbolic reading in festival settings associates round, golden, expanding shapes with reunion and rising fortune—cultural metaphor, not a nutritional claim.[1]
Ingredients (overview)
Glutinous rice flour; water; sesame seeds; oil for frying; optional sweet filling such as red bean or lotus seed paste; sugar may appear in dough or filling. Overview only—not a recipe.
History and culture
Linked to southern Chinese New Year tables and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across Guangdong and Lingnan foodways and traveled with Cantonese diaspora bakeries and dim sum houses.[1] Soft historical lore sometimes connects the pastry to Tang-era fried dough sweets later carried south; treat palace-origin anecdotes as soft tradition talk unless tied to specific verifiable texts.
In contemporary restaurants the English name “sesame ball” and Cantonese jian dui / jin deui often label the same tray item. See Dim Sum and Chinese Snack for broader categories; compare other sweet tray items such as Egg Waffle and sticky festive cakes like Nian Gao.
Serving and variations
As dim sum, bakery snack, or festival treat, usually hot enough for the crust to stay crisp. Sizes and fillings vary by shop. Pair culturally with tea service under Dim Sum; contrast savory fried snacks elsewhere on Chinese Snack.