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	\| caption = Sesame Ball		\| caption = Sesame Ball
	\| alternate_name = Jian dui; sesame balls; 煎堆; jin deui		\| alternate_name = Jian dui; sesame balls; 煎堆; jin deui; 芝麻球
	\| pinyin = Zhīmá qiú		\| pinyin = Zhīmá qiú / Jiān duī
	\| type = Fried pastry		\| type = Fried pastry
	\| course = Dim sum / snack		\| course = Dim sum / snack
	\| country = China		\| country = China
	\| region = Guangdong / China (nationwide variants)		\| region = Guangdong / southern China (nationwide variants)
	\| other = Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame		\| other = Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame
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	'''Sesame Ball''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also 煎堆; Pinyin: ''Zhīmá qiú''; Cantonese: ''jin deui'') is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in [[Dim Sum]] and festive [[Chinese Snack]] contexts.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Sesame Ball''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also '''煎堆''' ''jian dui''; Pinyin: ''Zhīmá qiú''; Cantonese: ''jin deui'') is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in [[Dim Sum]] carts and festive [[Chinese Snack]] contexts across southern Chinese communities.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui English Wikipedia: Jian dui]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing.		Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing into a dense lump. Filled versions contrast a soft paste center with the sesame crust; unfilled versions rely on the hollow-chewy texture alone.<ref name="nyt">[https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026559-jian-dui-fried-sesame-balls New York Times Cooking: Jian dui context]</ref>

			Sesame balls sit in the same southern fried sticky-rice pastry family as other Lunar New Year sweets; they are '''not''' the same as baked Western sesame cookies or as steamed [[Mantou]]-style buns. Soft symbolic reading in festival settings associates round, golden, expanding shapes with reunion and rising fortune—cultural metaphor, not a nutritional claim.<ref name="wp" />

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Glutinous rice flour, water, sesame seeds, oil for frying, optional sweet filling (red bean, lotus seed paste~~). Sugar~~ may appear in dough or filling.		Glutinous rice flour; water; sesame seeds; oil for frying; optional sweet filling such as red bean or lotus seed paste; sugar may appear in dough or filling. Overview only—not a recipe.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Linked to southern Chinese New Year and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across ~~southern China~~. See [[Dim Sum]] and [[Chinese Snack]].		Linked to southern Chinese New Year tables and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across Guangdong and Lingnan foodways and traveled with Cantonese diaspora bakeries and dim sum houses.<ref name="wp" /> Soft historical lore sometimes connects the pastry to Tang-era fried dough sweets later carried south; treat palace-origin anecdotes as soft tradition talk unless tied to specific verifiable texts.

			In contemporary restaurants the English name “sesame ball” and Cantonese ''jian dui'' / ''jin deui'' often label the same tray item. See [[Dim Sum]] and [[Chinese Snack]] for broader categories; compare other sweet tray items such as [[Egg Waffle]] and sticky festive cakes like [[Nian Gao]].

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	As dim sum or festival ~~snack~~. ~~See~~ [[Dim Sum]]~~, [[Egg Waffle]], and~~ [[Chinese Snack]].		As dim sum, bakery snack, or festival treat, usually hot enough for the crust to stay crisp. Sizes and fillings vary by shop. Pair culturally with tea service under [[Dim Sum]]; contrast savory fried snacks elsewhere on [[Chinese Snack]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Egg Waffle]]		* [[Egg Waffle]]
	* [[Nian Gao]]		* [[Nian Gao]]
			* [[Tanghulu]]
			* [[Mango Pudding]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Sesame Ball.jpg
| caption = Sesame Ball
| alternate_name = Jian dui; sesame balls; 煎堆; jin deui
| pinyin = Zhīmá qiú
| type = Fried pastry
| course = Dim sum / snack
| country = China
| region = Guangdong / China (nationwide variants)
| other = Deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame
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'''Sesame Ball''' (Simplified Chinese: 芝麻球; also 煎堆; Pinyin: ''Zhīmá qiú''; Cantonese: ''jin deui'') is a deep-fried glutinous-rice pastry rolled in sesame seeds; many versions expand hollow or hold sweet bean or lotus paste. It appears in [[Dim Sum]] and festive [[Chinese Snack]] contexts.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Exterior is crisp and sesame-fragrant; interior is chewy and often sweet. Proper frying puffs the ball without collapsing.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Glutinous rice flour, water, sesame seeds, oil for frying, optional sweet filling (red bean, lotus seed paste). Sugar may appear in dough or filling.

== History and culture ==

Linked to southern Chinese New Year and yum cha trays; related fried sticky-rice sweets appear across southern China. See [[Dim Sum]] and [[Chinese Snack]].

== Serving and variations ==

As dim sum or festival snack. See [[Dim Sum]], [[Egg Waffle]], and [[Chinese Snack]].

== See also ==

* [[Dim Sum]]
* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Egg Waffle]]
* [[Nian Gao]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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