Yau gok
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| Alternative names | Gok zai (角仔) |
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| Course | Chinese New Year dish |
| Place of origin | China |
| Region or state | Guangdong, Hong Kong and Cantonese-speaking areas |
| Main ingredients | glutinous rice dough, various meat fillings |
| Yau gok | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | jiǎo zǎi |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | gok zai |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | gok jái |
| Jyutping | gok3 zai2 |
Yau gok (油角) or Jau gok (炸角) is a traditional pastry found in
dumplings, normally associated with the phonetically similar term Jiaozi (餃仔). They are most commonly prepared during Chinese New Year, and consumed in Cantonese-speaking regions and communities, including Hong Kong and Malaysia.[2]
Names
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There are quite a number of unofficial English names associated with this dish:
- Peanut Puff
- Crispy triangles
- Fried oil dumplings
- New year dumplings
- Chinese new year dumplings
Preparation
The pastry wrap is first made of
Salty version
The savory version is generally called haam gok zai (
Chinese black mushroom.[4]
Sweet version
The sweet version is generally called tim gok zai (
vegetarians
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See also
References
- ^ "English translation of '角'". Collins dictionary.
- ^ "新年小食食譜｜油角/角仔 (懶人簡易版）", Yahoo News, 27 January 2024
- ^ wantanmien (2012-01-14). "Chinese new year Yau kwok, 油角 (Cantonese)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "广东咸角仔很好吃，你会做吗？进来看我这样做". sohu.com. 10 May 2023.
- ^ Wong, Sonia (23 January 2023). "Fried Sweet Peanut Dumplings for a Prosperous Lunar New Year". Food Network Canada.
