Description
A traditional sweet resembling Japanese wagashi, mandatorily eaten during the spring Qingming Festival in the Jiangnan region. Vibrant green glutinous rice dough colored with mugwort or barley grass juice encases sweet red bean paste (Dou Sha) and is steamed. The root of Japanese Yomogi Mochi.
Restaurants serving Qing Tuan (Sweet Green Rice Balls)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Glutinous rice flour
- Mugwort juice(or powder)
- Red bean paste
- Wheat starch
- Lard
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Boil fresh mugwort (or barley grass), blend, and squeeze out a thick green juice.
- Mix glutinous rice flour with a dash of wheat starch. *Wheat starch prevents collapsing and adds jade-like translucency.
- Knead the flour with the hot mugwort juice and lard into a smooth green dough.
- Divide into golf-ball sizes, wrap around smooth red bean paste enriched with lard, and roll into spheres.
- Place on bamboo leaves and steam for 10-
- mins.
- Brush lightly with sesame or vegetable oil for gloss and to prevent drying.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense spring aroma of mugwort and depth of lard-enriched red bean paste、ラードが効いたこしあんのコク
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Can be made with JP Shiratamako, mugwort powder, and commercial red bean paste
Pairing
Warm Green Tea(Longjing)
Trivia
Qingming is a tomb-sweeping day, and Qing Tuan was originally an offering to ancestors. Recently, massive modern trends include sweet-salty fillings like 'salted egg yolk and pork floss' targeting youth.
Eating tips & etiquette
Because it's oiled, it doesn't stick to your hands. Biting into it releases the fresh green aroma of mugwort through your nose, while the hot sweet bean paste melts inside. A dessert to feel spring with all five senses.
Allergen
Soybeans, Wheat