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Sweet winter melon paste

Sweet winter melon paste

冬瓜蓉Dōngguā róng

Dense, sweet pastry filling with fine winter-melon fibers.

Type
Sweet fillings

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Prepared filling made from winter melon; this representative mixture contains winter melon, maltose, sugar, rapeseed oil and salt.

In the kitchen

Use as a cohesive filling in pastries, alone or mixed with raisins and other fruit.

Commercial recipes vary; check oils, starches and additives on the actual label. Different from candied melon pieces.

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