Zhaliang

Zhaliang
Origin

Place of origin	Guangdong, China
Region or state	Guangdong province, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Details
Course	Dim sum, breakfast
Main ingredient(s)	rice noodle roll, youtiao

Zhaliang

Traditional Chinese

炸兩

Simplified Chinese

炸两

Hanyu Pinyin

zháliǎng

Cantonese Jyutping

zaa³ loeng^5*2

Literal meaning

fried twice

Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	zháliǎng
Cantonese (Yue)
- Jyutping	zaa³ loeng^5*2

Zhaliang is a kind of food in Cantonese cuisine of China. It is made by tightly wrapping rice noodle roll around youtiao (fried dough). It is most popular in the Guangdong province of southern China, as well as in Hong Kong.^[1]

For breakfast, it is usually eaten with soy milk or congee.

For dim sum, it is often sprinkled with sesame and layered with soy sauce. Other ingredients include hoisin sauce or sesame paste to the likes of tahini.

References

^ thankgoditsfood (29 August, 2009). "Zhaliang (炸兩): Guilt Wrapped in Rice Paper". wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 August, 2012.

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