are sweet
deep fried
Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow oil used in conventional frying done in a frying pan. Norma ...
buns of dough similar to
doughnuts (or the Portuguese ''
malasada
A malasada ( pt, malassada, from "'' mal- assada''" = "badly-baked"; similar to filhós), sometimes called "Portuguese fried dough," is a Portuguese confection. It is a fried type of doughnut, made of flattened rounds of yeast dough, flavoured ...
'', or the Dutch ''
oliebollen
An (, plural , fy, Oaljebol or Oaljekoek) is a traditional Belgian and Dutch beignet. They are called (literally: ''oil balls'') or (literally: '' lard balls'') in the Netherlands, (literally: '' lard balls'') in Flanders and (loosely: ' ...
''), native to Southern China, there named sa-yung (沙翁, Yale Romanization: sa1yung1, PinYin: ''shā wēng''), then spread to the
Japanese prefecture of
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
. They are also popular in
Hawaii
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, sometimes known there simply as andagi. Sata andagi is made by mixing
flour,
sugar and
eggs
Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...
. 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
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
.) It is also known as ''saataa andagii'' and ''saataa anragii''.
Sata andagi are a part of
Okinawan cuisine
is the cuisine of the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. The cuisine is also known as , a reference to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Due to differences in culture, historical contact between other regions, climate, vegetables and other ingredients, Okinawan cu ...
. Like most confectionery from the
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yona ...
, 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
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties.
Variations and specialties by region
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local la ...
*
List of fried dough varieties
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut 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