youtiao

Also known as Yau Char Kwai

Youtiao (), known in Southern China as yau 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.

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Food.name: Youtiao
Food.image: Youtiao.jpg
Food.image_size: 250px
Food.caption: Pieces of youtiao
Food.alternate_name: Chinese cruller
Food.place_of_origin: China
Food.region: Guangdong
Food.associated_cuisine: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Food.course: Breakfast
Food.type: Donut
Food.served: Fried
Food.main_ingredient: Dough
Chinese.w: yu2-t'iao2
Chinese.h: yiu tiao
Chinese.y: yàuh tíu
Chinese.p: yóutiáo
Chinese.j: jau⁴ tiu⁴*²
Chinese.wuu: hhieu diau (T3)

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Culinary applications and variants
Names
Cambodia
China
Folk etymology
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
See also
Other Chinese fried dough dishes
Explanatory notes
References

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