Fried Glutinous Rice Balls

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Made from glutinous rice dough, filled with either mashed sweet beans or red bean paste, coated in white sesame seeds, and deep-fried until they turn a golden-brown hue. Shaped somewhat like a duck egg but slightly elongated and hollow, they are called 油卵 (yóu luǎn); there are also round, slightly larger-than-table-tennis-ball versions filled with fresh pork and mushrooms, known as 麻球 (má qiú) in Wenzhou…