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Taiwanese · Signature, Street · Taiwan
Pepper buns
Also called 胡椒餅
Pepper buns (胡椒餅), a Street dish from Taiwan.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Pepper buns is cooked in Street as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Fill a dough with peppered pork and scallion and bake until the crust is blistered. Baking powder stands in for yeast. Black pepper is used by the spoon, not the pinch. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
71
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 25%
- Carbs 62%
- Fat 14%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 14.2 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 475 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Watch · Gentle when sick
The heat is more than a gentle bowl wants.
Watch · Kid-friendly
The heat is above a mild mark.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- All-purpose flour164 kcal
- Pork tenderloin49 kcal
- Toasted sesame oil18 kcal
- Black pepper3 kcal
- Scallion2 kcal
- Baking powder1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 27. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving is about 235 kcal. Two portions would be about 470 kcal if you want a fuller plate.
Allergens. Gluten, Sesame, Wheat
Make it healthier
Serve three-quarters of the plate
The ingredient mix stays the same. Calories are three-quarters of the counted serving.
About 176 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.
The same plate with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Swap pork tenderloin for the same weight of firm tofu or chickpeas when you want a meatless pot.
The seasoning and the method stay. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 235 kcal | 12% |
| Protein | 14.2 g | 28% |
| Carbohydrate | 35.8 g | 13% |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 6% |
| Total sugars | 0.3 g | 1% |
| Fat | 3.5 g | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 29 mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 475 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 255 mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 105 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.9 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 25 mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 3 mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.9 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 12 mcg | 10% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.8 mg | 68% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.4 mg | 29% |
| Niacin (B3) | 5.7 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Folate | 86 mcg | 22% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.2 mcg | 10% |
These figures follow the USDA-linked ingredient table where a safe FoodData Central row exists. Optional ingredients are left out. A few pantry items still use Pai's curated numbers because no close USDA row was found. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
All-purpose flour1.5 cups180 g
Baking powder1.5 tsp6 g
Pork tenderloin6 oz180 g
Black pepper2 tsp4 g
Scallion2 scallions20 g
Toasted sesame oil1.5 tsp8.7 ml
Kosher salt0.5 tsp3 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.. The same plate with less sodium.
- Swap pork tenderloin for the same weight of firm tofu or chickpeas when you want a meatless pot.. The seasoning and the method stay.
Method
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1Set the oven to 325°F / 163°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh all-purpose flour, baking powder, pork tenderloin, black pepper, scallion, toasted sesame oil, kosher salt. Pepper buns is cooked in Street as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Fill a dough with peppered pork and scallion and bake until the crust is blistered. Baking powder stands in for yeast. Black pepper is used by the spoon, not the pinch. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Heat oven 15 min
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2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Pepper buns, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Pepper buns is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Pepper buns bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Pepper buns, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 18 min
5Bake at 325°F / 163°C until this is true: A skewer in the center of Pepper buns comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back. Start checking at 18 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 18 min
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Pepper buns, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Pepper buns in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Pepper buns in this shot order and no other: the sauce coating a spoon; the crumb or interior on a cutting board; a blender lid held down for the puree; the main piece taking a deep browning. Slate words for the editor: griddle, skillet, honeyed, whisked, kilnfire, windowlight, jasper, umber, hearth, trivet.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
A skewer in the center of Pepper buns comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back.
If it goes wrong
- Pepper buns looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Pepper buns spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Pepper buns completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Pepper buns belongs to Street. The method above is the one that makes it recognizable.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the calorie, protein, and sodium lines come from the table rather than a guess.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood through. Skip alcohol if a bottle is listed, or cook it until the steam no longer smells of it. There is no raw-fish step.
From the kitchen. Fill a dough with peppered pork and scallion and bake until the crust is blistered. Baking powder stands in for yeast. Black pepper is used by the spoon, not the pinch.
Allergens in the required list: Gluten, Sesame, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.