Ear-hole fried cake (Chinese: 耳朵眼炸糕; pinyin: Ěrduǒyǎn zhà gāo) is a fried rice cake that is a popular street food in Tianjin, China. It was invented by a street vendor named Liu Wanchun (劉萬春) during the Guangxu Emperor's reign.[1] Ear-hole fried cakes are considered a traditional food of Tianjin and are sold as street food, in restaurants, and commercially.[2]

Ear-hole fried cake
Alternative names耳朵眼炸糕
(Ěrduǒyǎn zhà gāo)
CourseSnack
Place of originChina
Region or stateTianjin
Created byLiu Wanchun
Main ingredientsRice

Traditionally, it is made of fried yellow rice bread. The bread is kneaded, filled with red bean paste, and covered in sugar. The cake is then fried until crispy.[3]

Ear-hole fried cake is often referred to as one of the "Three Tianjin delights", (天津的“三绝”食品) along with mahua and goubuli.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "当前位置:企业首页". shiwenhua.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Love of taste -- Ear-hole Fried Cake". english.visitbeijing.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. ^ Santangelo, Jon (5 July 2017). "A Brief History of Ear Hole Fried Cake". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. ^ "Popular snacks in tianjin". foreignercn.com. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
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