Misandao () is a fried cake glazed in

malt sugar } Maltose ( or ), also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α(1→6) bond. Maltose is the two- ...

and is a traditional dish of Xuzhou cuisine.

Preparation

The basic ingredients to this dish are

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 ...

, baking soda, and vegetable oil. About 25% of the flour would be mixed with water, baking soda, and

for fermentation, and this is the outside skin. The remaining flour would be mixed evenly with water and this is the inner part. Both types of dough would be compressed into rectangular shapes and stacked. The sandwiched dough would then be compressed thinner and cut into long strips, and then folded and cut three times into 4 equal parts. The resulting dough pieces would then be fried in vegetable oil. Once the fried dough pieces are taken out, they are dipped in malt sugar and then served. The origin of the name is said to come from Su dong po, who named it when it was served soon after he had made three cuts into a wall with a knife in a moment of revelry. Misandao is also the name of a Chinese punk band, named after the confection.

References

Beijing cuisine Chinese desserts {{China-cuisine-stub