耳朵眼炸糕

Ěrduoyǎn Zhágāo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Erduoyan fried cake (Tianjin specialty)
2 famous Tianjin deep-fried glutinous-rice cake filled with red bean paste

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

耳朵眼炸糕是天津三绝之一。

Ěrduoyǎn zhágāo shì Tiānjīn sān jué zhīyī.

Erduoyan fried cake is one of Tianjin's 'Three Greats.'

HSK 7-9

排了半天队才买到耳朵眼炸糕。

Pái le bàntiān duì cái mǎi dào Ěrduoyǎn zhágāo.

We queued forever to get Erduoyan fried cakes.

Tips

culture

Named after Erduoyan Hutong ('Earhole Alley') in Tianjin's Hongqiao district where founder Liu Wanchun opened the shop in 1892. Glutinous-rice dough wrapped around sweet red-bean filling, deep-fried until crackling. A 中华老字号 time-honored brand.

In Pop Culture

天津三绝 Tiānjīn Sān jué

Tianjin's Three Greats

trio of iconic Tianjin foods: 狗不理包子 (Goubuli buns), 十八街麻花 (Shibajie fried dough twist), and 耳朵眼炸糕 (Erduoyan fried cake)

Stroke Order

耳 ěr

朵 duǒ

眼 yǎn

炸 zhà

糕 gāo