Pieces of Youtiao

Youtiao (Traditional Chinese: 油條, Simplified Chinese: 油条; pinyin: Yóutiáo; literally "oil strip"), sometimes called fried bread stick, is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and is usually eaten for breakfast. In Cantonese-speaking areas it is known locally as yau ja gwai (油炸鬼 ; Cantonese pronunciation: yau4 ja3 gwai2 ^?; lit. "oil-fried devil"). It is also known as guǒzi (果子) in nothern China. In Singapore it is known by its Hokkien name, u char kway (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-chia̍h-kóe). It is also a popular breakfast food in Myanmar (Burma), where it is called e kya kway. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2117 KB) Chinese en:fried bread. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2117 KB) Chinese en:fried bread. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... An advertisement for an automated deep fryer from 1973 A deep fried twinkie. ... Dough Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ... Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world. ... Breakfast (or Brekke in Canadianese) is a meal preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Jyutping (Traditional Chinese: 粵拼; Simplified Chinese: 粤拼; pinyin: yuèpÄ«n; Yale: yuhtpÄ«ng; Jyutping: jyut6ping3; sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Alternative meaning: In geology, North China (continent) and South China (continent) were two ancient landmasses that correspond to modern northern and southern China. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

Conventionally, youtiao are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. Youtiao are normally eaten as an accompaniment for rice congee or hot unsweetened soy milk. Rice congee is a type of rice porridge that is eaten in many Asian countries. ... A can of Yeos soy milk, poured into a glass Soy milk (also called soymilk, soya milk, soybean milk, soy bean milk, soy drink, or soy beverage) is a Chinese milk-like beverage made from soybeans. ...

History

The Cantonese name yau ja gwai literally means oil-fried devil and, according to tradition, is an act of protest against Song Dynasty official Qin Hui (秦檜, Cantonese: Chun Kui), who is said to have orchestrated the plot to frame the general Yue Fei (岳飛), an icon of patriotism in Chinese culture. It is said that the food represents Qin Hui and his wife, both having a hand in collaborating with the enemy to bring about the great general's demise. Thus the youtiao is deep fried and eaten as if done to the traitorous couple. In keeping with the legend, youtiao are often made as two foot-long rolls of dough joined along the middle, with one roll representing the husband and the other the wife. Alternative meaning: Song Dynasty (420-479) The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... Statue of Yue Fei, from the Yue Fei Mausoleum in Hangzhou. ... Defense of the homeland is a commonplace of military patriotism: The statue in the courtyard of École polytechnique, Paris, commemorating the students involvement in defending France against the 1814 invasion of the Coalition. ...

The word yau ja gwai is believed to be a corruption of yau ja Kui (油炸檜, Mandarin pronunciation: yóuzhá Huì; lit. oil-fried Qin Hui), possibly because the population were afraid to openly declare their contempt towards the corrupt official; nevertheless, the food became a tool in expressing contempt. Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore. ...

Variants

At breakfast, youtiao can be stuffed inside shaobing (燒餅, pinyin: shāobǐng; lit. roasted flatbread) to make a sandwich. Shaobing (烧饼 shāobǐng; lit. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... An Italian sandwich. ...

Youtiao wrapped in a rice noodle roll is known as ja leung (炸兩; Cantonese pronunciation: ja3 leung5 ^?; Mandarin : zháliǎng ^?lit. fried double ) and is served cut into pieces that are sprinkled with soy sauce and dipped in hoisin or a sesame paste to the likes of tahini as dim sum or a breakfast dish. Typical dim sum breakfast in Hong Kong. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... The Yale romanizations are four systems created during World War II for use by United States military personnel. ... Mandarin has a number of meanings: mandarin, a bureaucrat of Imperial China, and in the United Kingdom and Canada, by analogy, any government bureaucrat Mandarin, a group of dialects of spoken Chinese, or more specifically, its standardized dialect, Standard Mandarin Mandarin Airlines, a subsidiary of China Airlines mandarin duck, Aix... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt originating in China. ... Hoisin sauce (Chinese: 海鮮醬; Simplified Chinese: 海鲜酱; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoi2 sin1 zeong3; Mandarin Pinyin: hÇŽixiānjiàng; literally seafood sauce), also called Chinese barbecue sauce and sucking pig sauce is a famous Chinese dipping sauce for dishes including Peking Duck, spring rolls and barbecued pork. ... Binomial name Sesamum indicum L. Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. ... Tahini (or tehina/tahina in Arabic and Hebrew, tahin in Turkish, French, Dutch and Danish) is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. ... Dim sum (Chinese: 點心; Cantonese IPA: dɪm2sɐm1; Pinyin: diǎnxīn; Wade-Giles: tien-hsin; literally dot heart or order heart, meaning order to ones hearts content; also commonly translated as touch the heart, dotted heart, or snack), a Cantonese term...

Cow-tongue pastry (牛脷酥) is similar but elliptical in shape like ox tongue and tastes sweet, whereas youtiao is consumed with both sweet and savory foods such as sweet soy milk or congee. Like youtiao, cow tongue pastry is a popular breakfast food.

Youtiao is also an important ingredient of the food ci fan tuan in Shanghai cuisine. Many pieces of Cí fàn tuán in a traditional Chinese steaming basket Cí fàn tuán (Chinese: 糍飯糰 (Traditional) , 糍饭团 (Simplified)) is a kind of food in Chinese cuisine, originated in Shanghai. ... Shanghai cuisine, known as Hu cai (滬菜 in pinyin: hù cài) among the Chinese, is one of the most popular and celebrated cuisines in China. ...

It is sometimes called chopstick cake by some Cambodian-Chinese immigrants in Australia because of its resemblance to a pair of chopsticks. Chopsticks, a pair of small even-length tapered sticks, are the traditional eating utensils of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, the four chopstick countries) as well as Thailand, where they are now restricted to just soup and noodles since the introduction of Western utensils by King Rama V...

See also

• Fried dough foods