Zhaliang or cha leung (simplified Chinese: 炸两; traditional Chinese: 炸兩; Jyutping: zaa3 loeng2; Cantonese Yale: jaléung), literally "fried two,"[1] is a Cantonese dim sum. It is made by tightly wrapping rice noodle roll around youtiao (fried dough).[2] It can be found in Chinese restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia.
Course | Dim sum, breakfast |
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Place of origin | China |
Region or state | Guangdong province |
Main ingredients | rice noodle roll, youtiao |
Zhaliang | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 炸兩 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 炸两 | ||||||||||||
Jyutping | zaa3 loeng2 | ||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | zháliǎng | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | fried two | ||||||||||||
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It is often served doused in soy sauce, hoisin sauce or sesame paste and sprinkled with sesame seeds. It is usually eaten with soy milk or congee.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Asian Pacific Legal Experience exhibit opens in Minneapolis" (PDF). China Insight. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Gallery: The Serious Eats Guide to Dim Sum: Serious Eats". Derious Eats. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Zhaliang at Wikimedia Commons