Shuangbaotai

Shuangbaotai
Doughnut
Fried shuangbaotai with sesame seeds
Alternative name(s):
Horse hooves
Place of origin:
Taiwan
Main ingredient(s):
Dough
Recipes at Wikibooks:
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Media at Wikimedia Commons:
Shuangbaotai

Shuangbaotai (simplified Chinese: 双包胎; traditional Chinese: 雙包胎; pinyin: shuāngbāotāi) or horse hooves is a sweet Taiwanese fried dough food with chewy dough containing large air pockets on the inside and a crisp crust on the outside. It is made by twisting two small pieces of dough together and frying them, which causing them to separate slightly while remaining connected.

Names

The Mandarin Chinese name of this food, shuāngbāotāi (Chinese: 雙胞胎) meaning "twins", is derived from the fact that the dish is two pastries twisted slightly together as if conjoined twins. The Taiwanese Hokkien name is 馬花糋 (bé-hoe-chìⁿ), which roughly means "horse-hoof cake", also in reference to its shape. Another Hokkien name is 雙生仔 (siang-siⁿ-á) meaning twins.

Regional

In Taiwan, shuangbaotai are a type of xiaochi typically sold by hawkers at street stalls or in night markets, but not in regular restaurants or bakeries.

Comparisons

It is similar in taste and texture to a New Orleans-style beignet from the United States.

See also

• Ox-tongue pastry
• Youtiao

External links

• YTower — A famous maker of shuangbaotai (Chinese)
• Shuangbaotai at Chiayi Tourism Bureau website — includes photos of shuangabotai (Chinese)

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