Yóu tiáo / Chinese donuts

Yóu Tiáo 油条

Appears in
House of Nanking: Family Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite Chinese Restaurant

By Kathy Fang and Peter Fang

Published 2025

  • About
Deep-fried dough sticks with a crispy exterior and a light, airy, subtly savory interior. Typically eaten for breakfast with soy milk or as an accompaniment to congee; found in the bakery or frozen section of Asian markets, freshly made or frozen.