Shuangbaotai

Shuangbaotai
Fried shuangbaotai with sesame seeds
TypeDoughnut
Place of originFuzhou
Main ingredientsDough
雙胞胎
Traditional Chinese雙胞胎
Simplified Chinese双胞胎
Literal meaningtwins
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshuāngbāotāi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsoeng1 baau1 toi1
Minnan name
Traditional Chinese馬花糋
Simplified Chinese马花糋
Literal meaninghorse hoof cake
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmǎhuājiàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJbé-hoe-chìⁿ

Shuangbaotai (simplified Chinese: 双胞胎; traditional Chinese: 雙胞胎; pinyin: shuāngbāotāi) is a sweet fried dough food of Hokchew origin commonly found as a Taiwanese street food. It is a chewy fried 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, causing them to separate slightly while remaining connected.[1]

  1. ^ "【記憶裡的古早味】雙胞胎、甜甜圈、麻花捲,中式點心的八里夢工廠 - 文化銀行|BANK OF CULTURE". 文化銀行|BANK OF CULTURE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-11-15.