油條

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Trying to introduce 油條 to my Korean friend... but how to describe it?

From wiki -->
Youtiao or you tiao , or yau ja gwai sometimes known in English as Chinese Oil Stick, Chinese cruller, fried bread stick, or Chinese doughnut, is a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough in Chinese cuisine and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines and is usually eaten for breakfast. 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 soy milk.

So, its called "chinese oil stick". Hmmm.. Doesn't sound tasty and healthy food!

Comments

  1. AgOctober 13, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    can you please use chinese doughnut instead? It's more descriptive la. I expect anyone would know doughnut, and it's only in different shape which is come with a stick :D

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  2. Chin NeeOctober 14, 2010 at 12:30 AM

    haha..

    good translation..

    btw, now i prefer to eat the one sweet sweet one, got sesame on it..normally sell together with you tiao...yumyum.~

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  3. AgOctober 14, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    in cantonese called 'ma giok' or direct translation 'horse feet' :D

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  4. nwhOctober 14, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Okay... the horse feet will seriously scare my korean friend away!!

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