Eating in China
Candied citrus cake (jubing)

Candied citrus cake (jubing)

桔饼(柑橘蜜饯)Júbǐng

A flattened citrus-fruit preserve called jubing, made by preparing, pressing and sugar-preserving citrus fruit. It is not a baked flour cake.

Type
Fruit

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A flattened citrus-fruit preserve called jubing, made by preparing, pressing and sugar-preserving citrus fruit. It is not a baked flour cake.

In the kitchen

Chopped into sweet dumpling or pastry fillings, including the historical Huangzhou shaomei version.

Citrus cultivar, honey, sugar coating and other additions vary. Not automatically the same as candied kumquat or preserved tangerine peel; check the actual product.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有桔饼(柑橘蜜饯)吗?

Does this dish contain Candied citrus cake (jubing)?

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