Ox-tongue pastry facts for kids
An Ox-tongue pastry that is available in congee restaurants in Hong Kong
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| Alternative names | Horse-ear pastry |
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| Type | Doughnut |
| Place of origin | Guangdong or Fujian, China |
| Main ingredients | fried dough |
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| Chinese | 牛脷酥 | ||||||||||
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Ox-tongue pastry (Chinese: 牛脷酥; Mandarin Pinyin: niúlìsū; Jyutping: ngau4 lei 6 sou1) is a popular Chinese snack. It is also known as horse-ear pastry (Chinese: 马耳; pinyin: mǎěr) or Chinese doughnut. This yummy treat is very popular in southern China. You can find it in provinces like Guangdong and Fujian.
This pastry is a type of fried dough food. It has a special shape. It looks like an ox tongue or a horse ear. The pastry is chewy when you bite into it. It has a soft inside and a nice crunchy crust. Ox-tongue pastry is a little sweet. People often eat it for breakfast with soy milk. It is made in a similar way to Youtiao, which is another fried dough stick. However, sugar is added to the flour when making ox-tongue pastry.
See also
In Spanish: Pastel de lengua de buey para niños
