Yi bua
![]() Hainanese-style yi bua in Singapore | |
Alternative names | Yibua |
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Type | Pastry |
Course | Snack |
Place of origin | China |
Region or state | Hainan |
Created by | Hainanese people |
Main ingredients | Glutinous rice flour |
Yi bua (Chinese: 薏粑; pinyin: yìbā, also spelt yi buak, yi buah, or yibua) is a traditional Hainanese kuih. It is a Hainanese steamed dumpling made of glutinous rice flour dough. Also known as kuih e-oua, it is filled with a palm sugar sweetened mixture of grated coconut, toasted sesame seeds and crushed roasted peanuts, wrapped with sheets of banana leaves pressed into a fluted cup shape, and customarily marked with a dab of red food colouring.[1][2] This kuih is traditionally served during a wedding and a baby's full-moon celebration.[3][4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Hainanese_yibua_cut_open.jpg/220px-Hainanese_yibua_cut_open.jpg)
Yi bua cut open to show brown sugar/coconut/peanut filling.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Coconut and Brown Sugar Rice Cakes (Yi Bua)". Saveur. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Gainseng Tan (24 January 2012). "Buat Kuih E Pua". Retrieved 29 September 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Asia Rice Foundation: Malaysia Rice Articles". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Tan, Rebecca Lynne (2017-11-05). "Homecook shares Hainanese kueh recipe". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
Categories:
- Kue
- Chinese confectionery
- Hainanese cuisine
- Singaporean cuisine
- Steamed foods