Monday, February 18, 2013

Chinese Donut

The latest edition of Saveur magazine was covering Donuts of the world!!! Chinese Donut is one of my favorites, but did you know you can eat them not only by itself but pair with Congee, Soy Milk, & very thin Rice Wrap?


Chinese Donut fresh out of the fryer
a quick dip in the hot oil, the 3 inches gluey stretchy dough turns into this golden yummy donut 8 times its original size. It's hot, crunchy on the outside, soft & little chewy on the inside, with slight savory taste.


Cut into 1 inch pieces ready to add to the simple Congee


Plain Congee - with scallion and roasted peanuts sprinkled on top


Congee with Thousand Year Old Egg and salted Pork - this is my favorite congee or porridge  when I was growing up in Hong Kong, and it still is after I moved to Los Angeles, I make them at home & seek this out in the restaurant as often as I can... 

Another way to eat the Chinese Donut is adding it to a bowl of Hot & Sweet Soy Milk! My family LOVES Soy Milk, a classic Shanghainese and Northern China breakfast, also popular in Taiwan.


An elaborate breakfast set up with Hot Savory Soy Milk, Chinese Donut, Pork Floss, Scallion, Pickled Turnip, & Chili oil to turn up the heat...


Wrap it with a thin layer of Rice Paper and a little soy sauce instantly transform the ordinary donut to something heavenly: soft pillowy feel and crunchy & savory goodness burst in your mouth all at the same time....mmm so good!



There you have it! A nice, comforting Chinese Breakfast. Hope you like it or want to try it...Enjoy!

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