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Tau Sar Piah (Savory Mung Bean Paste Pastry)

My sister and I grew up loving this traditional Mung bean paste pastry because my dad LOVE it. After my successful attempt on red bean pastry, I decided to try this Tau Sar Piah. This time I decided to try…

Red Bean Pastry / 红豆酥饼

Last year my sister sent me a Shanghai mooncake recipe. It calls for pork lard for the pastry skin and uses pork for the fillings. I didn’t attempt it last year as the thought of rendering pork lard alone sounds…