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	Popular food essays sometimes connect youtiao to earlier Chinese fried doughs discussed under names such as ''寒具'', citing classical scraps and Tang poetry about oil-fried pastries; those links are soft historical framing, useful for showing that deep-fried wheat snacks are old, not for equating every ancient pastry with the modern breakfast stick.		Popular food essays sometimes connect youtiao to earlier Chinese fried doughs discussed under names such as ''寒具'', citing classical scraps and Tang poetry about oil-fried pastries; those links are soft historical framing, useful for showing that deep-fried wheat snacks are old, not for equating every ancient pastry with the modern breakfast stick.

			Vendor craft shows in the dough’s overnight rest, the press that joins two strips, and the oil temperature that browns without greasing the crumb. Overly dense sticks usually mean under-proofed dough or cool oil; hollow, shattering crusts signal a hot, well-timed fry.

			Morning markets across China still treat a paper bag of youtiao as the default walk-away breakfast, sometimes with a sealed cup of soy milk. Convenience-store reheated sticks exist but lack the shatter of fresh oil.

	In Shanghai breakfast lore, youtiao joins soy milk, flatbreads, and sticky-rice rolls among the so-called morning “four kings”; elsewhere the soy-milk-and-youtiao pair alone is enough to signal everyday Chinese breakfast. On this wiki the item sits in [[Chinese Snack]] morning culture beside [[Douhua]], [[Jianbing]], and [[Congee]].		In Shanghai breakfast lore, youtiao joins soy milk, flatbreads, and sticky-rice rolls among the so-called morning “four kings”; elsewhere the soy-milk-and-youtiao pair alone is enough to signal everyday Chinese breakfast. On this wiki the item sits in [[Chinese Snack]] morning culture beside [[Douhua]], [[Jianbing]], and [[Congee]].
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	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Eaten plain, dipped in soy milk, torn into [[Congee]], or wrapped as noted above. Length, hollowness, and salt level vary by stall. Keep distinct from sweet Western doughnuts and from shorter sugar cakes that only look similar.		Eaten plain, dipped in soy milk, torn into [[Congee]], or wrapped as noted above. Length, hollowness, and salt level vary by stall. Northern breakfast carts may sell youtiao beside shaobing and soy milk as a fixed trio; southern congee shops drop sliced sticks into the porridge so they soften into savory sponges. Southeast Asian coffee shops serving cakwe or pathongko with coffee or porridge show the same dough under local names without changing the Chinese breakfast role discussed here.

			Keep distinct from sweet Western doughnuts and from shorter sugar cakes that only look similar. Also keep distinct from [[Jiaoquan]], a denser fried ring snack, even when both appear on the same morning counter.


	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	\|description=Youtiao are golden deep-fried dough sticks eaten for breakfast across China, often with soy milk.		\|description=Youtiao are golden deep-fried dough sticks eaten for breakfast across China, often with soy milk or congee.
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	\| image = Youtiao.jpg		\| image = Youtiao.jpg
	\| caption = Youtiao		\| caption = Youtiao
	\| alternate_name = Chinese fried dough stick; yau ~~tiao~~; 油炸鬼		\| alternate_name = Chinese fried dough stick; yau char kway; 油炸鬼; guozi
	\| pinyin = Yóutiáo		\| pinyin = Yóutiáo
	\| type = Fried dough		\| type = Fried dough
	\| course = Breakfast / snack		\| course = Breakfast / snack
	\| country = China		\| country = China
	\| region = Pan-China		\| region = Pan-China (and East / Southeast Asia)
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	'''Youtiao''' (Simplified Chinese: 油条; Traditional Chinese: 油條; Pinyin: ''Yóutiáo'') are long, golden deep-fried dough ~~sticks~~ with a crisp exterior and airy interior~~, eaten throughout~~ China ~~as a~~ breakfast staple.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtiao English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Youtiao''' (Simplified Chinese: 油条; Traditional Chinese: 油條; Pinyin: ''Yóutiáo'') are long, golden deep-fried strips of leavened wheat dough with a crisp exterior and airy interior. They are a pan-China breakfast staple and, under related names, a common fried dough across East and Southeast Asia. In Mandarin the everyday name is youtiao; Cantonese speakers often say '''yàuh ja gwái''' (油炸鬼); some northern speakers call similar sticks '''guǒzi'''. English menus may say Chinese cruller, oil stick, or fried breadstick.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtiao English Wikipedia: Youtiao]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~Two~~ strips are ~~often stuck~~ together before frying so the stick puffs open. Fresh youtiao are crunchy outside and fluffy inside; they soften as they cool.		Conventionally two dough strips are pressed together before frying so the stick puffs open and can be pulled apart by hand. Fresh youtiao are crunchy outside and fluffy inside; they soften as they cool and are best eaten immediately. Flavor is lightly salted and yeasty rather than sweet (sweet short cousins such as tanggao exist as separate snacks).<ref name="wp" />

			Breakfast grammar pairs youtiao with soy milk (sweet or savory), [[Congee]], or savory rice porridges. Regional wraps and sandwiches include shaobing stuffed with youtiao, Shanghai cífàn tuán rice rolls, Cantonese zháliǎng rice-noodle rolls, Yunnan erkuai pockets, and the fried-dough insert inside [[Jianbing]] guozi. Thai pathongko, Indonesian cakwe, and related SEA names show the same dough traveling with Chinese diaspora breakfasts.<ref name="wp" />

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	~~Wheat~~ dough with leavening (yeast, ~~baking powder~~, or traditional alkaline ~~recipes~~), salt, and oil for deep frying. ~~Recipes~~ vary by region and vendor.		Encyclopedic overview only: wheat dough with leavening (yeast, chemical leaveners, and/or traditional alkaline doughs), salt, and oil for deep frying. Formulas vary by region and vendor. No recipe steps here.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Youtiao~~ are ~~a nationwide~~ breakfast ~~icon paired with~~ soy milk, ~~[[Congee]]~~, or rice ~~noodles wraps in some southern cities~~. ~~They belong firmly~~ in [[Chinese Snack]] ~~and~~ morning~~-market~~ culture.		A famous folk etymology links the paired sticks to Song-dynasty hatred of Qin Hui (and his wife): vendors supposedly fried dough effigies as “oil-fried Hui,” later simplified into today’s twin strip; Cantonese “oil-fried ghost” is said to echo that protest name. Qing anecdotal collections such as ''Qingbai leichao'' record related “oil-fried Hui” talk, which shows the legend’s later popularity but does '''not''' prove a sealed Southern Song invention date. Treat the Qin Hui story as '''folk / disputed''' cultural memory layered onto an older fried-dough habit.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="zh">[https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%B9%E6%9D%A1 Chinese Wikipedia: 油条]</ref>

			Popular food essays sometimes connect youtiao to earlier Chinese fried doughs discussed under names such as ''寒具'', citing classical scraps and Tang poetry about oil-fried pastries; those links are soft historical framing, useful for showing that deep-fried wheat snacks are old, not for equating every ancient pastry with the modern breakfast stick.

			In Shanghai breakfast lore, youtiao joins soy milk, flatbreads, and sticky-rice rolls among the so-called morning “four kings”; elsewhere the soy-milk-and-youtiao pair alone is enough to signal everyday Chinese breakfast. On this wiki the item sits in [[Chinese Snack]] morning culture beside [[Douhua]], [[Jianbing]], and [[Congee]].

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Eaten plain, dipped in soy milk, or torn into [[Congee]]. ~~See [[Chinese Snack]]~~ and ~~[[Congee]]~~.		Eaten plain, dipped in soy milk, torn into [[Congee]], or wrapped as noted above. Length, hollowness, and salt level vary by stall. Keep distinct from sweet Western doughnuts and from shorter sugar cakes that only look similar.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Soy Milk]]		* [[Soy Milk]]
	* [[Jiaoquan]]		* [[Jiaoquan]]

	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[Congee]]		* [[Congee]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Soy Milk]]
			* [[Jiaoquan]]

	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]

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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Youtiao.jpg
| caption = Youtiao
| alternate_name = Chinese fried dough stick; yau tiao; 油炸鬼
| pinyin = Yóutiáo
| type = Fried dough
| course = Breakfast / snack
| country = China
| region = Pan-China
| other = Breakfast classic with soy milk or congee
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'''Youtiao''' (Simplified Chinese: 油条; Traditional Chinese: 油條; Pinyin: ''Yóutiáo'') are long, golden deep-fried dough sticks with a crisp exterior and airy interior, eaten throughout China as a breakfast staple.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtiao English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Two strips are often stuck together before frying so the stick puffs open. Fresh youtiao are crunchy outside and fluffy inside; they soften as they cool.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Wheat dough with leavening (yeast, baking powder, or traditional alkaline recipes), salt, and oil for deep frying. Recipes vary by region and vendor.

== History and culture ==

Youtiao are a nationwide breakfast icon paired with soy milk, [[Congee]], or rice noodles wraps in some southern cities. They belong firmly in [[Chinese Snack]] and morning-market culture.

== Serving and variations ==

Eaten plain, dipped in soy milk, or torn into [[Congee]]. See [[Chinese Snack]] and [[Congee]].

== See also ==

* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Congee]]
* [[Douhua]]
* [[Jianbing]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}