The Longest Youtiao is a fried Chinese doughnut stick and one of the best-loved comforting breakfast staples.
What is a Youtiao (Chinese Crullers)?
Youtiao (油条) is also known as Chinese fried churros, Chinese crullers, Chinese oil sticks, and Chinese doughnuts.
The snack is a light, airy, pleasantly chewy long strip of delicious fried dough.
Even for first-timers, the golden-brown Colour of the breadsticks is appealing.
When you bite into the Youtiao, the light, the crunchy taste is very delicious.
The texture is crispy on the outside, and soft, slightly chewy inside, which looks like a honeycomb.
In the Cantonese dialect, yàuhjagwái (油炸鬼), which translates to “oil-fried-devil” (or ghost)?
We laughed endlessly when mom bought this back for breakfast when I was young.
Jokes aside, Youtiao doesn’t need much introduction. I find it irresistible when it’s served hot.
It is so popular that McD once sold it for breakfast as Cakoi.
Contents
Youtiao Is Made Like Bread.
The main ingredients are flour and baking soda. After the sticky dough is mixed, it is rested overnight.
The next day, it is rolled out and cut into strips.
The long dough strip is typically made in a pair and stretched before frying.
When the Youtiao is cooked, it turns a beautiful shade of golden brown.
There are many ways to enjoy a Youtiao for breakfast.
There are many ways to savor this simple hot snack, as it goes well with many Chinese dishes.
Some like to eat it as an ingredient or garnish, which goes exceptionally well when paired with plain porridge.
You can even dunk it into smooth almond tea soya bean milk.
Most of us enjoy dipping Youtiao in hot Bak-kut-the soup.
Bak-kut-teh, a pork dish cooked in herbal broth, is popular in Malaysia and Singapore.
I love the Youtiao best dunk in black Kopi O.
How Many Calories Are In A Youtiao?
If you’re on a diet, you might want to miss this.
Youtiao is a dough cake fried in oil and contains high sodium.
A pair of Youtiao has about 192 calories!
If you’re watching your daily carbs intake, you may want to take only ½ a serving.
Best dunked in black Kopi-O, Youtiao (Chinese Cruller) is found in Paya Terubong, Penang.
Preparing the Youtiao: The dough is carefully rolled, cut into marked pieces, and stretched to achieve the perfect texture.
Specialized rectangular woks used for frying the Youtiao at Te Chang Youtiao Wang Enterprise in Paya Terubong.
Shortest Youtiao
Pa Thong Ko is Thai-Style Chinese Crullers (ปาท่องโก๋).
The Youtiao is localized into these smaller, fried until thoroughly crispy.
I find these mini-sized You Tiao slightly sweeter.
The Thai people like to eat these mini doughnut versions with sweetened condensed milk, coffee, or dipping custard, Sangkhaya (สังขยา).
They are also served with Chinese congee, jok (โจ๊ก).
It is sometimes eaten as an accompaniment to Chinese-style soybean curd in warm ginger syrup (เต้าฮวยน้ำขิง).
Pa Thong Ko is Thai-Style Chinese cruller.
XXL Length Youtiao
I was amazed to find this supersized XXL Length Youtiao in Taiwan, and I had a hard time trying to finish a pair.
It’s like eating two pairs of Youtiao in one go! It tasted delicious in the homemade, mildly sweet, soya milk.
Youtiao is very light, not oily, delightfully crispy, and addictive.
XXL Length Youtiao in Taiwan is best eaten with almond tea. Photo: Doris Lim
Indonesia Cakwe
I read about the Indonesian version called Cakwe, thinly sliced and eaten with Bubur Ayam (chicken porridge).
I’m more interested in trying the local version of dipping Cakwe in a chili vinaigrette or peanut/Saturday sauce.
I’ll update the site after my Jakarta trip.
Longest Youtiao In The World
According to the Guinness World Records, The longest YouTiao measured 3.732 m (12 ft 2.93 in).
The feat was achieved by Wuxue Fukang Rapeseed Oil Co., Ltd. (China) in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Longest Youtiao In Penang
In Malaysia, these Chinese crullers are about 12″ long.
The longest Youtiao (Chinese Cruller) is found in Paya Terubong, Penang.
The street stall makes it about 15” long.
The exact recipe is the same.
The outlet has a large rectangular shaped pan for frying the extra-long length.
I like the version here.
The variation is a croissant-like snack filled with tuna, coleslaw, and even meat floss.
Diehard fans will devour the Youtiao in its original form right off the fire!
The variation is a croissant-like snack filled with tuna, coleslaw, and even meat floss.
Te Chang You Tiao Wang Enterprise is located on the main road.
Te Chang Youtiao Wang Enterprise
Branch Address: 1250-A, Jalan Paya Terubong, 11060 Penang, Malaysia.
Hours: 6.00 am-5.00 pm (Closed Alternate Tuesday)
Contact: 016-433 7301 (Mr. TH Tan)
Main Branch Address: 76, Jalan Sarawak, 02000 Kuala Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia
Blog Disclosure: This is a NOT sponsored blog post. All opinions are mine. The writer and friends paid for their meal.
