A sesame ball is a Chinese snack made with rice flour dough that is formed into a ball, fried, coated with sesame seeds, and stuffed with sweet fillings — typically sweetened bean or lotus seed paste, ...

Fill traditional Chinese dim sum sesame balls with red bean paste or a creamy guava filling for these crunchy, sweet delights. Jian dui are a staple Chinese pastry found across the world. They’re made ...

Some people rank bagels. Some people rank burritos. Me, I’m ranking sesame balls, the fried sphere of gelatinous rice flour known as jian dui. On a dim sum menu, some lesser mortals may skip the ...