Spicy Sesame Straws

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    16–18

    straws
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Korean Food Made Simple: Easy and Delicious Korean Recipes to Prepare at Home

By Judy Joo

Published 2016

  • About

My head pastry chef, Jaime Garbutt, and I made these twists for Seoul Gourmet. The Korean-flavour-infused breads were such a hit that many patrons were asking to pack them up to go. These sesame straws are flavoured with ssamjang, a spicy sauce served with lettuce wraps (bossam) and many other foods. (Note that the ssamjang below isn’t the same as there are lots of variations and I think this is best for the straws.) It gives conventional puff pastry st