Peen tong

[2][3][4] In China, it is sold in slab or brick form in one-pound packages, and occasionally as a bulk food item.

[2][3][5] Peen tong is used as an ingredient in desserts, sauces and sweet soups.

[3][6][5] Another method for its use in nian gao is to dissolve the peen tong in water, which is less time-consuming compared to scraping it.

[3][6] It is used as an ingredient in jiandui (Chinese: 煎堆; pinyin: jiānduī; Cantonese Yale: jīndēui), a sesame ball prepared using glutinous rice flour.

[7] Peen tong is also used in haptou wu (Chinese: 合桃糊; pinyin: hétáo hú; Jyutping: hap6 tou4 wu2; Cantonese Yale: hahptòu wú), a sweet Chinese walnut soup.