At the table
Eat in small bites and chew thoroughly; the glutinous-rice wrapper is sticky.
Contains sesame and may contain wheat or walnuts. Traditional sesame filling contains pork lard; check the dough and both fillings for vegetarian or vegan needs.
For children who can manage sticky, chewy rice dough, offer small pieces and check sesame, possible wheat or walnuts and the fillings.
Recipes vary. Ask the restaurant about ingredients and serving before you order.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Some doughs include a little wheat flour. Walnut may join the sesame filling, and some home versions replace lard with plant oil or use cooked flour instead of coconut on the outside.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet bean paste and nutty black sesame.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft, sticky rice dough around two smooth, dense fillings.
- How it’s made
- Cook the rice-flour dough, form a wrapper and enclose the red-bean and black-sesame fillings together.
Some doughs include a little wheat flour. Walnut may join the sesame filling, and some home versions replace lard with plant oil or use cooked flour instead of coconut on the outside.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Shanghai.
About this regional connection
Shanghai: Associated with Shanghai sweet rice-flour snacks.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有双酿团吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Two fillings in one rice sweet
The name shuangniangtuan refers to two fillings in a single dumpling. This Shanghai rice sweet pairs red-bean paste with black sesame, bringing contrasting flavors into the same soft wrapper. The traditional rich sesame mixture is called heiyangsu and contains pork lard.