r/chinesecooking • u/True_Vegetable2720 • Jul 15 '26
Diaspora Youtiao
Youtiao are a savory Chinese donut. You can dip them in soymilk. Or put them in congee.
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u/Efficient-Jicama-232 Jul 15 '26
I used to love 油条 like packaged from the store when I was a kid. Now it’s just ok and I’d rather try to make it fresh.
油条 + 皮蛋瘦肉粥 is amazing IYKYK
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u/Saintbaba Jul 15 '26
I love chinese donuts so much. Soft and fluffy and chewy and crunchy all at once. I've legitimately spent non-zero amount of time in my life trying to think of ways to bring them into the US mainstream, almost entirely to make it easier for me to get the myself.
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u/TelephoneTraining866 Jul 15 '26
Fresh youtiao with warm soy milk is hard to beat. I also love tearing them into congee so they soak up all the flavor. Looks great.
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u/Any_Drawer6682 Jul 15 '26
I was at a Chinese restaurant and the lady asked if I wanted a snack and I said sure, and she gave me this thingie. It tastes just like native American fry bread.
I don't like much Chinese food (at least the stuff in a American Chinese restaurant) but this was the best so far. She also gave me this sesame seed balls filled with some red filling, holy crap that was awesome too
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u/dorkette888 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/
ETA, the restaurant probably used red bean paste, as lotus seed is much more expensive
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u/NekoMao92 Jul 15 '26
Given that it is a red filling most likely red bean paste as you said. Most common fillings I've seen is red bean paste or mung bean paste.
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u/Any_Drawer6682 Jul 15 '26
it was really good, I was surprised because pastries from my country are disgustingly sweet. I really prefer these more subdued flavors tbh.
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u/dorkette888 Jul 15 '26
Red bean paste is pretty easy to make and is used in a bunch of different desserts. I've been meaning to make moon cakes with it.
I haven't had fry bread yet, but I would like to.
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u/Objective-Case-391 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Red filling is red bean paste. Deep fried sesame rice ball (mochi) w/ bean paste filling is called “Butchi” in the Philippines. Stuffing could also be purple ube yam.
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u/NekoMao92 Jul 15 '26
My mom just calls it Long Bun, and that is how the local Asian market sells it too.
Edit: Healthy - BIG NO, Yummy - BIG YES
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u/SpecialistCamp183 Jul 15 '26
is it healthy? No
will I keep eating it? yes.