Zhaliang is a kind of food in Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in southern China and is one of 8 superdivisions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. Cantonese chefs are highly sought after throughout the country...

 of China

China

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. It is made by tightly wrapping rice noodle roll

Rice noodle roll

A rice noodle roll is a Cantonese dish from southern China and Hong Kong, commonly served as a variety of dim sum. It is a thin roll made from a wide strip of shahe fen , filled with shrimp, pork, beef, vegetables, or other ingredients. Sweet soy sauce is poured over the dish upon serving...

 around youtiao (fried dough). It is most popular in the Guangdong

Guangdong

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 province of southern China, as well as in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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For breakfast, it is usually eaten with soy milk

Soy milk

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 or congee

Congee

Congee is a type of rice porridge popular in many Asian countries. It can be eaten alone or served with a side dish. Names for congee are as varied as the style of its preparation...

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For dim sum

Dim sum

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, it is often sprinkled with sesame

Sesame

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 and layered with soy sauce

Soy sauce

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. Other ingredients include hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce, or haixian sauce, is a Chinese dipping sauce. The word hoisin is a romanization of the Chinese word for seafood "" as pronounced in Cantonese.-Ingredients:...

 or sesame paste to the likes of tahini

Tahini

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See also

• Ci fan tuan
  Ci fan tuan
  Cí fàn tuán is a kind of food in Chinese cuisine, originating from Shanghai. It is made by tightly wrapping a piece of youtiao with glutinous rice. It is usually eaten as breakfast together with sweetened or savory soy milk in Eastern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.In Hong Kong, it is usually known...
  
  
• Youtiao