Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Black bean paste

Black bean paste, commonly called ''dòu shā'' or ''hěi dóu shā'' , is a sweet bean paste often used as a filling in cakes such as mooncakes or ''doushabao'' in many and cuisines.

Black bean paste is made from pulverized mung beans, combined with ''zao fan'' crystal .

Black bean paste is similar to the more well-known red bean paste. The recorded history of black bean paste goes as far back as the Ming Dynasty.

1 comment:

udscbt said...

Hello,

In the same spirit, you can check out the French names of Chinese ingredients on the web site associated with my book at http://www.cuisines-chinoises-regionales.com with its detailed descriptions and images of the recipes and ingredients, and with its recipe of the month! The Chinese names are given for the recipes and their ingredients so that you can easily order the dish in a restaurant or find the ingredients in a specialty food market.

Try it out!

Best regards, Georges