Peen tong

Peen tong or pian tang (Chinese: 片糖; pinyin: piàntáng; Jyutping: pin3 tong4; Cantonese Yale: pintòng) and wong tong (Chinese: 黃糖; pinyin: huángtáng; Jyutping: wong4 tong4; Cantonese Yale: wòngtòng),[1] is a Chinese brown sugar and sugar candy that is used in various Chinese desserts and also consumed alone as a snack.[2][3][4] In China, it is sold in slab or brick form in one-pound packages, and occasionally as a bulk food item.[2][3][5]

Peen tong at a supermarket in Haikou, Hainan, China

Use in dishes

Peen tong is used as an ingredient in desserts, sauces and sweet soups.[1] Peen tong is sometimes used as an ingredient in nian gao, whereby the slab of peen tong is scraped and the resultant shavings are used in the dish.[3][6][5] Another method for its use in nian gao is to dissolve the peen tong in water, which is less time-consuming compared to scraping it.[3][6] It is used as an ingredient in jiandui (Chinese: 煎堆; pinyin: jiānduī; Cantonese Yale: jīndēui), a sesame ball prepared using glutinous rice flour.[7] Peen tong is also used in haptou wu (Chinese: 合桃糊; pinyin: hétáo hú; Jyutping: hap6 tou4 wu2; Cantonese Yale: hahptòu wú), a sweet Chinese walnut soup.[8]

See also

References
  1. Anusasananan, L.L. (2012). The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from Around the World. A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies. University of California Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-520-27328-3. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. Glossary. Vegetarian Times. February 2000. p. 103. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. Castella, K. (2012). A World of Cake. Storey Publishing. p. 696. ISBN 978-1-60342-446-2. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. Lee, M.T. (1987). Growing up in Chinatown...: the life and work of Edwar Lee. M.T. Lee. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  5. Wong, Sharon (February 19, 2015). "Lunar New Year: Try This 'Nian Gao' Recipe". NBC News. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  6. Weston, A. (2014). The Global Bakery: Cakes from the World's Kitchens. New Internationalist. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-78026-189-8. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. "Sesame Balls". Vegetarian Times. January 1, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  8. Mindess, Anna (June 4, 2012). "Immerse Yourself in Asian Flavors at Richmond's Pacific East Mall". KQED. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

Further reading
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