Erkuai

{{Short description|Rice cake from Yunnan, China}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Erkuai | image = 昆明英凤烧饵块.jpg | caption = The seller is smearing sauce after roasting the Erkuai | alternate_name = | country = Yunnan, China | region = Southwest China | creator = | course = Snack | served = | main_ingredient = rice | variations = | calories = | other = }}

'''Erkuai''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|饵|块}}|p=ěrkuài}}) is a type of rice cake particular to the Yunnan Province of 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 with vegetables, and ''málà'' (麻辣) sauce, which is a mixture of dried red chilis, 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'' (strip of fried dough), with sweet or savory condiments added, making a rolled-up snack resembling a Mexican 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'' and bean sprouts, and various other toppings. ''Kăo ĕrkuāi'' is particularly popular in the tourist area of Dali.

Its peculiar name has led to it being called one of the Eighteen Oddities in Yunnan.

==See also== * Yunnan cuisine

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