Dessert · Thrown & rolled
San Da Pao ("Three Cannons")
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The name 'three cannons' comes from the three loud bangs a vendor makes throwing each of a portion's three rice balls against the board and its brass cups.
Balls of glutinous rice paste are thrown hard onto a wooden board fitted with small brass cups, making a loud clanging sound before they bounce into a tray of roasted soybean flour, then are served three to a portion with brown sugar syrup and sesame.
Why it's made this way: The theatrical throwing technique turned a simple sticky rice dessert into street entertainment, helping vendors draw a crowd.
Roughly what's in it
280kcal
6gprotein
52gcarbs
7gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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