Description
A warm dessert of glutinous rice balls (resembling floating on water) filled with mung bean paste, bathed in sweet ginger syrup.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice flour
- Mung beans
- Ginger
- Sugar
- White sesame
Instructions
- Boil and mash mung beans for filling.
- Wrap filling in glutinous rice dough.
- Boil in ginger syrup until balls float.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ginger
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Shiratamako, Red bean paste (substitute), Ginger
Pairing
Lotus tea / Green tea
Trivia
An auspicious sweet eaten during the first full moon of the Lunar New Year. The ginger kick tightens the sweetness.
Eating tips & etiquette
Served with white sesame and coconut milk. Cut the chewy ball in half with a spoon to let the ginger syrup soak in.
Allergen
Soy (Mung bean), Sesame