# Erkuai

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{{Short description|Rice cake from Yunnan, China}}
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| name             = Erkuai
| image            = 昆明英凤烧饵块.jpg
| caption          = The seller is smearing sauce after roasting the Erkuai
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| country          = [Yunnan](/source/Yunnan), [China](/source/China)
| region           = Southwest China
| creator          =
| course           = Snack
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| main_ingredient  = rice
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'''Erkuai''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|饵|块}}|p=ěrkuài}}) is a type of [rice cake](/source/rice_cake) particular to the [Yunnan Province](/source/Yunnan_Province) of [southwest China](/source/southwest_China).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinakunming.travel/html/150403/206.html|title=The Making of Erkuai, a Traditional Household Snack in Kunming, Kunming Municipal Tourism Development Commission|website=www.chinakunming.travel|access-date=2019-06-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603032507/http://www.chinakunming.travel/html/150403/206.html|archivedate=2019-06-03}}</ref>

It is often served [stir-fried](/source/stir_frying) with vegetables, and [''málà''](/source/mala_(seasoning)) (麻辣) sauce, which is a mixture of dried red [chilis](/source/chili_pepper), [Sichuan pepper](/source/Sichuan_pepper), and salt.

It is also sold as the popular street food ''kăo ĕrkuāi'' (烤饵块) or ''shāo ěrkuāi'' grilled and rolled around a ''[yóutiáo](/source/youtiao)'' (strip of fried dough), with sweet or savory condiments added, making a rolled-up snack resembling a Mexican [burrito](/source/burrito).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/food/2011-09/13/content_15731763.htm|title=An 'ear piece' - Lifestyle - Chinadaily.com.cn|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-03}}</ref> The sweet type contains a sweet brown sauce and peanuts, while the savory type is spread with ''[lǔfǔ](/source/Lufu_(food))'' and [bean sprouts](/source/bean_sprouts), and various other toppings. ''Kăo ĕrkuāi'' is particularly popular in the tourist area of [Dali](/source/Dali%2C_Yunnan).

Its peculiar name has led to it being called one of the [Eighteen Oddities in Yunnan](/source/Eighteen_Oddities_in_Yunnan).

==See also==
* [Yunnan cuisine](/source/Yunnan_cuisine)

==References==
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{{Yunnan cuisine}}
{{Rice Cakes}}
{{Rice dishes}}

Category:Yunnan cuisine
Category:Chinese rice dishes
Category:Rice cakes

{{China-cuisine-stub}}

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