Shuangbaotai
{{short description|Taiwanese crispy, deep-fried dough of Hokchew origin}}
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{{Chinese|title=雙胞胎|t=雙胞胎|s=双胞胎|p=shuāngbāotāi|j=soeng1 baau1 toi1 | l=twins |altname=Minnan name|t2=馬花糋|s2=马花糋|poj2=bé-hoe-chìⁿ|p2=mǎhuājiàn |l2=horse hoof cake}}
Shuangbaotai ({{zh|t=雙胞胎|s=双胞胎|p=shuāngbāotāi}}) is a sweet fried dough food of Hokchew origin commonly found as a Taiwanese street food. It is a chewy fried dough containing large air pockets on the inside and a crisp crust on the outside. It is made by twisting two small pieces of dough together and frying them, causing them to separate slightly while remaining connected.{{Cite web|url=http://bankofculture.com/archives/3734|title=【記憶裡的古早味】雙胞胎、甜甜圈、麻花捲,中式點心的八里夢工廠 - 文化銀行|BANK OF CULTURE|date=2018-03-30|website=文化銀行|BANK OF CULTURE|language=zh-TW|access-date=2019-11-15}}
Names
The Mandarin Chinese name of this food, shuāngbāotāi ({{zh|t=雙胞胎}}) meaning "twins", is derived from the fact that the dish is two pastries twisted slightly together as if conjoined twins. The Taiwanese Hokkien name is 馬花糋 (bé-hoe-chìⁿ), which roughly means "horse-hoof cake", also in reference to its shape. Another Hokkien name is 雙生仔 (siang-siⁿ-á) meaning twins.
Regional
In Taiwan, shuangbaotai are a type of snack (xiaochi) typically sold by hawkers at street stalls or in night markets, but not in regular restaurants or bakeries.
File:Taiwanesefriedfood1.jpg|Shuangbaotai sold as xiaochi street food
See also
=Other Chinese fried dough dishes=
References
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External links
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- [http://www.ytower.com.tw/prj/prj_339/p1.asp YTower] — A famous maker of shuangbaotai {{in lang|zh}}
- [http://www.tbocc.gov.tw/tast1-detail4.asp?SysID=2007130225939753444849 Shuangbaotai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727151554/http://www.tbocc.gov.tw/tast1-detail4.asp?SysID=2007130225939753444849 |date=2011-07-27 }} at Chiayi Tourism Bureau website — includes photos of shuangabotai {{in lang|zh}}
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Category:Street food in Taiwan
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