Description
A traditional southern Taiwan snack where fried glutinous rice dough is coated in black sesame powder and sugar, offering a crispy exterior and stretchy interior.
Restaurants serving Black Sesame Fried Mochi Stick
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice flour
- Black sesame powder
- Sugar
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Knead glutinous rice flour, sugar, and warm water.
- Use the 'Guo Cui' technique (boiling a bit of dough and kneading it back) for max stickiness.
- Stretch dough into 15cm sticks.
- Fry at 170°C until puffed and crispy.
- [Topping] Prepare a mix of roasted black sesame powder and sugar.
- Toss the hot fried mochi in the powder to coat completely.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Aromatic roasted black sesame
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute with Shiratamako
Pairing
Warm Jasmine Tea
Trivia
[For Everyone] Plain is good, but the sesame version's aroma cuts the oiliness, making it popular with adults. Seeing aunties fry these in Tainan's old streets is a classic city scene.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pull the fresh mochi to see how far it stretches while savoring the toasted sesame aroma bite by bite!
Allergen
Sesame