Quick facts for kids
Yi bua
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| Alternative names |
Yibua |
| 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. This kuih is traditionally served during a wedding and a baby's full-moon celebration.
Yi bua cut open to show brown sugar/coconut/peanut filling.
