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Youtiao is a cuisine of Chinese fried bread stick, or long doughnut.
It is golden brown, slightly salted and also created as a pair which
can be torn lengthwise in two.
In the south of China, they are generally called oil-fried ghosts.
Legend has it that the term originated as an act of protest against
Song Dynasty (960-1279)|Song Dynasty official Qin Kuai, who is
said to have orchestated the plot to frame the general Yue Fei.
Quite often, these bread sticks are consumed with rice congee
or soy milk as a breakfast food.
There is a similar breadstick that takes an elliptical shape,
called cow tongue pastry. It is sweetened rather than salted,
and is also a popular breakfast dish.
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