At the table
Take a puff onto your plate and open it gently. Let the hot filling cool briefly, then eat the soft coating and paste together.
Contains egg. Ask what fat is used for frying and in the bean paste; some versions use lard.
This version makes the paste from adzuki beans. Prepared paste and frying fats vary; some versions are fried in lard.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
This version makes the paste from adzuki beans. Prepared paste and frying fats vary; some versions are fried in lard.
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet red beans and sugar with a gentle egg aroma.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Airy soft egg-foam shell and dense smooth bean paste.
- How it’s made
- Cook adzuki beans in water, blend with rock sugar and cook with plant oil into paste. Shape balls, coat with cornstarch and stiffly whipped egg whites mixed with cornstarch, then fry until puffed. Finish with fine and granulated sugar.
This version makes the paste from adzuki beans. Prepared paste and frying fats vary; some versions are fried in lard.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Jilin. Associated with Liaoning.
About this regional connection
Jilin: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin. Liaoning: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有雪绵豆沙吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Snow-soft red bean puffs
A sweet dish in northeastern cooking, including Liaoning, it showcases the skill of shaping and frying whipped egg foam around bean paste.