焦圈 (jiāoquān) · jiaoquan, deep-fried dough ring

Measure Word

一个焦圈 gè

Meanings

1 jiaoquan
2 deep-fried dough ring
3 crispy fried cruller ring

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About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 小吃 Snack

A thin ring of wheat dough deep-fried until very crisp and brittle, lightly salty. A Beijing breakfast item, eaten with 豆汁 (a sour fermented bean drink) or tucked inside a sesame flatbread.

Usually contains wheat

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Examples

HSK 7-9

老北京喜欢用焦圈配豆汁。

Lǎo Běijīng xǐhuan yòng jiāoquān pèi dòuzhī.

Old Beijingers like to eat jiaoquan with fermented mung-bean milk.

HSK 7-9

早餐摊上卖刚炸好的焦圈。

Zǎocān tān shàng mài gāng zhá hǎo de jiāoquān.

The breakfast stall sells freshly fried jiaoquan rings.

Tips

culture

焦圈 is the classic pairing for 豆汁 (fermented mung-bean milk) in traditional Beijing breakfast. The crisp, oily ring offsets the sour, pungent drink; together they are considered the benchmark of 老北京 palate.