Shuangbaotai (simplified Chinese: 双胞胎; traditional Chinese: 雙胞胎; pinyin: shuāngbāotāi) or horse hooves is a sweet Taiwanese fried dough food with chewy 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.[1]

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Shuangbaotai

Fried shuangbaotai with sesame seeds
Alternative names	Horse hooves
Type	Doughnut
Place of origin	Taiwan
Main ingredients	Dough
Media: Shuangbaotai

Names

The Mandarin Chinese name of this food, shuāngbāotāi (Chinese: 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.

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  Shuangbaotai sold as xiaochi street food

See also

• Taiwanese cuisine
• List of desserts
• List of doughnut varieties
• List of fried dough varieties
•  Food portal

Other Chinese fried dough dishes

• Ham chim peng
• Ox-tongue pastry
• Youtiao

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shuangbaotai.

• YTower — A famous maker of shuangbaotai (in Chinese)
• Shuangbaotai at Chiayi Tourism Bureau website — includes photos of shuangabotai (in Chinese)

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