are sweet
deep fried buns of dough similar to
doughnut
A doughnut or donut () is a type of food made from leavened fried dough. It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franc ...
s (or the Portuguese ''
malasada'', or the Dutch ''
oliebollen''), native to Southern China, there named sa-yung (沙翁, Yale Romanization: sa1yung1, PinYin: ''shā wēng''), then spread to the
Japanese prefecture
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of
Okinawa. They are also popular in
Hawaii, sometimes known there simply as andagi. Sata andagi is made by mixing
flour
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...
,
sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...
and
eggs. The ingredients are mixed into a ball and deep fried.
In its Okinawan name'', Saataa'' means "sugar", while ''andaagii'' means "deep fried" ("oil" (''anda'') + "fried" (''agii'')) in
Okinawan (''satō'' and ''abura-age'' in
Japanese.) It is also known as ''saataa andagii'' and ''saataa anragii''.
Sata andagi are a part of
Okinawan cuisine. Like most confectionery from the
Ryukyu Islands, the techniques for making them are descended from a combination of Chinese and Japanese techniques.
[http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/026/e/kashi.html Okinawan tourism site.] They are typically prepared so that the outside is crispy and browned while the inside is light and cake-like.
Image:Making sata andagi.jpg, A batch of sata andagi being deep fried
See also
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List of doughnut varieties
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List of fried dough varieties
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References
External links
A simple sata andagi recipe
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Doughnuts
Hawaiian desserts
Okinawan cuisine
Japanese desserts and sweets