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| − | '''''Youtiao''''', also known as the '''Chinese | + | '''''Youtiao''''', also known as the '''Chinese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruller cruller]''', '''Chinese oil stick''', '''Chinese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut doughnut]''', and '''fried [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadstick breadstick]''', is a long golden-brown [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_frying deep fried] strip of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dough dough] eaten in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine| China] and (by a variety of other names) in other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia| East] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian| Southeast Asian] cuisines. Conventionally, ''youtiao'' are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. ''Youtiao'' are normally eaten at breakfast as an accompaniment for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_congee| congee] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_milk| soy milk]. |
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| + | Youtiao, generally skinny in width and tall in length, comes in pairs [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_twins conjoined] together. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_act duo] exactly represents the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_property physicality] of a youtiao. Therefore the group name <b>YouTiao </b>has been selected to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym eponymous] to youtiao. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 27 March 2014
Youtiao
Youtiao, also known as the Chinese cruller, Chinese oil stick, Chinese doughnut, and fried breadstick, is a long golden-brown deep fried strip of dough eaten in China and (by a variety of other names) in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines. Conventionally, youtiao are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. Youtiao are normally eaten at breakfast as an accompaniment for congee or soy milk.
Youtiao, generally skinny in width and tall in length, comes in pairs conjoined together. This duo exactly represents the physicality of a youtiao. Therefore the group name YouTiao has been selected to be eponymous to youtiao.
