Description
A dim sum where crispy pie dough kneaded with lard encloses massive amounts of crisp shredded radish (Luobosi) and dried shrimp, baked (or deep-fried) golden brown.
Restaurants serving Shredded Radish Pastry
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Daikon radish
- All-purpose flour
- Lard
- Dried shrimp
- White sesame
- White pepper
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Dough] Make 'You Su Pi' (pie dough) with flour, lard, and warm water, rolling and folding to create layers.
- [Filling] Julienne fresh daikon radish finely, massage with salt, rest
- mins, and squeeze out excess water firmly (crucial to avoid sogginess).
- Heat sesame oil, sauté chopped scallions and dried shrimp for aroma, add the squeezed daikon and sauté briefly. Season with salt, white pepper, and sugar, then cool.
- Flatten dough to palm size, heap daikon filling massively, and seal like Xiaolongbao.
- Press gently into a flat 'oyaki' shape and sprinkle white sesame.
- Shallow-fry in generous oil until both sides are crispy golden brown.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
White pepper and Dried shrimp flavor
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought puff pastry, Julienned daikon
Pairing
Warm Oolong Tea
Trivia
[Trend] Despite having no meat, the dried shrimp umami and radish sweetness provide surprising satisfaction. A famous treat with long lines at stalls, loved as Taiwanese afternoon tea (Xiawu Cha) or breakfast.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Break in half while hot, check the sweet radish aroma and spicy white pepper rising with the steam, then stuff your cheeks with the crispy crust!
Allergen
Wheat, Shrimp, Sesame