ninhao

油条 (yóu tiáo) Deep-Fried Dough Sticks

Deep-fried dough sticks 油条 (yóu tiáo) are a long, golden-brown, deep fried strip of dough that is most commonly paired with soy milk or “豆浆” (dòu jiāng) as a breakfast in China. Traditionally, 油条 (yóu tiáo) are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. In oral Chinese “老油条”(lǎo yóu tiáo) has become a common slang phrase; because 油条 (yóu tiáo) are oily from end to end, it’s not hard to understand why this expression came to describe those worldly-wise people who are experienced and wily. Do you want to try a 油条 (yóu tiáo)? Or do you know someone who is 老油条(lǎo yóu tiáo)? Let us know at ninhao