Chinese Sesame Buns

[NutmegNCinnamon]

Where's a good bakery that sells freshly made ones near FREMONT? Also looking for custard buns too.

[kcchan]

What kind of custard buns are you looking for? The pineapple custard buns? Steamed custard buns? Plain old baked buns with custard? Chinese cocktail buns?

[kcchan]

If you're looking for the fried sesame balls (jin dui) with red bean paste inside, Dragon BBQ Express in Fremont makes great ones - especially when they're fresh out of the fryer. I believe they're 5/$1.

[ipsedixit]

5 for $1???

[kcchan]

They're not huge... maybe golf ball sized?

[ipsedixit]

At those prices, more like jelly-bean sized.

[NutmegNCinnamon]

good tip

[Melanie Wong]

Which type of sesame buns?

Have you tried Kee Wah in Milpitas?

[NutmegNCinnamon]

The dim sum kind.

[chefj]

Do you mean the fried ones with lotus paste in the center?Jin Dui 煎䭔 煎堆

[NutmegNCinnamon]

Yup.

[Melanie Wong]

The only way to be guaranteed a freshly made one (vs. one fried in the morning and held all day) is to go to a sit-down dim sum place, such as Asian Pearl in Fremont, and tell them that you want one right out of the fryer.

[ipsedixit]

These things have to be eaten fresh.

Cold sesame balls are worse than day-old Krispy Kreme donuts.