Jian dui

Jiandui or sesame balls are a type of fried <a href="/facts/Chinese_bakery/uUHhUqdL">Chinese pastry</a> made from <a href="/facts/Glutinous_rice/plczfs0x">glutinous rice</a> flour. The pastry is coated with <a href="/facts/Sesame/mt1fttR6">sesame</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Lotus_seed_paste/B6GA04py">lotus paste</a>, or alternatively, sweet <a href="/facts/Black_bean_paste/Vrn82NI0">black bean paste</a>, or <a href="/facts/Red_bean_paste/SbdQjnQV">red bean paste</a>.
Depending on the region and cultural area, jiandui are known as matuan (麻糰) in <a href="/facts/North_China/mmmH3l53">North</a> and <a href="/facts/Northwest_China/JKAwxPun">Northwest China</a>, mayuan (麻圆) in <a href="/facts/Northeast_China/d679urKB">Northeast China</a>, and zhendai (珍袋) in <a href="/facts/Hainan/wUWoHo1V">Hainan</a>.

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