#RECIPE ABACUS BEADS HOW TO#

When it’s cool enough to handle, knead into a smooth doughĪdd more flour if it’s too sticky or more boiling water if it’s too dryĦ. Add in tapioca starch and gradually add in the hot boiling waterĥ. Mash the cooked taro while they are warmĤ. Steam over high heat until they are fork-tender and can be mashed easilyģ.

#RECIPE ABACUS BEADS HOW TO#

Tapioca Starch HOW TO MAKE ABACUS BEADS (SUAN PAN ZI) FROM SCRATCHĢ. You don’t even need to go to an Asian grocery store to do so. The only special flour you need is tapioca flour/starch, which nowadays you can easily find pretty much in mainstream grocery stores. Suan pan zi dough is made with mashed taro, tapioca flour/starch, salt, and boiling water. ONLY 4 INGREDIENTS TO MAKE SUAN PAN ZI DOUGH But my mom told me that suan pan zi stir-fry is sold in certain places in Singapore. Eating it for Chinese New Year means that you have more money to count the coming new year 🙂 The younger generations probably don’t make suan pan zi as much anymore for Chinese New Year. Suan pan zi is one of the Chinese New Year dishes prepared by older generations. Pretty impressive!! To me, they are just like moving the beads up and down and I have no clue what they are doing ! absolutely no clue! ha.ha.! This is indeed a vintage calculator (No batteries required) 🙂

Watching how these folks using it is really a show on its own. Back in the old Chinese days, most mathematical calculation was done using abacus calculator. You’ve probably seen or heard of abacus beads before. Take this taro abacus beads stir-fry for example.

Most of the Chinese cuisines have interesting names. Suan pan zi has a soft and slightly chewy texture and is usually stir-fry with ground meat and dried shrimp. Instead of potato, it is made with taro/purple yam. Hakka abacus beads or some will call them abacus seed (Suan Pan Zi) to me is like the Chinese version of gnocchi. Hakka Abacus Beads / Abacus Seeds (Suan Pan Zi) TRADITIONAL HAKKA ABACUS SEEDS

Recipe abacus beads