糋 (jiàn) - A type of fried food, particularly referring to
糋 · jiàn
A type of fried food, particularly referring to fried dough sticks or similar fried snacks in Chinese cuisine.
A type of fried food, particularly referring to
Usage highlights
fried dough sticksfried snackssesame twistssweet fried doughsavory fried doughcrispy fried dough
Usage & contexts
Examples
- I bought some youtiao (油糋) for breakfast.
- The street vendor sells various fried snacks (炸糋).
- This restaurant serves delicious fried dough twists (麻糋).
Collocations
- fried dough sticks(油糋)
- fried snacks(炸糋)
- sesame twists(麻糋)
- sweet fried dough(甜糋)
- savory fried dough(咸糋)
- crispy fried dough(脆糋)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily used in regional Chinese dialects to refer to fried dough foods.
- Commonly associated with traditional breakfast foods and street snacks.
- Represents a category of deep-fried wheat-based foods in Chinese culinary tradition.