Youtiao

Youtiao
Youtiao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	油條
Simplified Chinese	油条
Literal meaning	oil strip
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	yóutiáo
Wade–Giles	yu2-t'iao2
Wu
Romanization	hhieu diau (T3)
Hakka
Romanization	yiu tiao
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	yàuh tíu
Jyutping	jau⁴ tiu⁴*²
Yu Char Kway
Traditional Chinese	油炸粿/餜/鬼
Simplified Chinese	油炸粿/馃/鬼
Literal meaning	oil-fried pastry (or devil)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	yóuzháguǒ
Wade–Giles	yu2-cha2-kuo3
Hakka
Romanization	yiu za gui
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	yàuh ja gwái
Jyutping	jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	iû-chiā-kóe
Guozi
Traditional Chinese	餜子
Simplified Chinese	馃子
Literal meaning	pastry
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	guǒzi
Wade–Giles	kuo3-tzu0
Burmese name
Burmese	အီကြာ‌ကွေး ; Ee Kyar Kway
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	dầu cháo quẩy / giò cháo quẩy
Thai name
Thai	ปาท่องโก๋
RTGS	pathongko
Malay name
Malay	cakoi; چاکوي
Indonesian name
Indonesian	cakwe
Filipino name
Tagalog	bítso-bítso/bicho-bicho/shakoy
Lao name
Lao	ເຂົ້າຫນົມຄູ່ / ຂະໜົມຄູ່ /ຈັບກ້ວຍ ; Khao nom khu / kha nom khu / chab kuay
Khmer name
Khmer	ឆាខ្វៃ / យ៉ាវឆាខ្វៃ; Chha Khwai / Yav Chha Khwai

Youtiao
	Pieces of youtiao
Alternative names	Chinese cruller
Type	Donut
Course	Breakfast
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Guangdong
Associated cuisine	China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Serving temperature	Fried
Main ingredients	Dough
	Media: Youtiao;

Youtiao (traditional Chinese: 油條; simplified Chinese: 油条; pinyin: Yóutiáo), known in Southern China as Yu Char Kway, is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of wheat flour dough of Chinese origin and (by a variety of other names) also popular in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.

Conventionally, youtiao are lightly salted and easily separated by hand.^[2] Youtiao are normally eaten at breakfast^[3] as an accompaniment for rice congee, soy milk or cow's milk blended with sugar. Youtiao may also be known as a Chinese cruller,^[4] Chinese oil stick,^[5] Chinese donut [sticks], and fried breadstick, among others.

In other Asian countries, they may also be called bicho, you char kway, cakwe, cakoi, kueh, kuay, shakoy or pathongko, among others.

^ according to KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno
^ Youtiao (Chinese Oil Stick)-Chinese Cruller – China Sichuan Food
^ Youtiao Chinese Deep Fried Donuts) Recipe - Food.com
^ "Chinese Breakfast" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at About.com. Accessed 1 May 2008.
^ Healthier 'youtiao'? Chengdu vendor finds breakthrough recipe | South China Morning Post

[1] rding to KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno

[2] Youtiao (Chinese Oil Stick)-Chinese Cruller – China Sichuan Food

[3] Youtiao Chinese Deep Fried Donuts) Recipe - Food.com

[4] "Chinese Breakfast" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at About.com. Accessed 1 May 2008.

[5] Healthier 'youtiao'? Chengdu vendor finds breakthrough recipe | South China Morning Post

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