Cifantuan information

Cifantuan
Cifantuan
Traditional Chinese	粢飯糰 / 糍飯糰
Simplified Chinese	粢饭团 / 糍饭团
Hanyu Pinyin	cífàntuán
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	cífàntuán
Wade–Giles	tz'u2-fan4-t'uan2
Wu
Shanghainese; Romanization	[tsʰɨvɛdʉː]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	ci1faan6tyun4

Cifantuan
	Pieces of cifantuan in a traditional steaming basket
Alternative names	Chi faan, fantuan
Course	Breakfast, dim sum
Place of origin	Jiangnan, China
Region or state	Greater China
Main ingredients	youtiao (fried dough), glutinous rice
	Media: Cifantuan;

Cifantuan, also known simply as chi faan or fantuan, is a glutinous rice dish in Chinese cuisine originating in the Jiangnan area of eastern China which encompasses Shanghai and surrounding regions.^[1]^[2] It is made by tightly wrapping a piece of youtiao (fried dough) with glutinous rice. It is usually eaten as breakfast together with sweetened or savory soy milk in its native Jiangnan.

Today, cifantuan is commonly available in two varieties. Whereas the "savory" variety includes ingredients such as zha cai (pickled vegetable), rousong (pork floss) and small pieces of youtiao being wrapped in the rice ball, the "sweet" variety adds sugar and sometimes sesame to the filling. There are many modern variations of the food which are made from purple rice and include fillings such as tuna, kimchi, or cheese.

Cifantuan is a major breakfast food item in Shanghai.^[3]^[4] Cifantuan is also popular in Hubei, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

^ News365.com.cn. "News365.com.cn Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." 上海的小吃. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
^ Phoenix television. "Phoenix television Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine." 糍飯糰與豆漿. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
^ "The Shanghai Breakfast Club: How to Eat Like a Local". The Woks of Life. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
^ "The Breakfast Foods You Have to Try in Shanghai". Saveur. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[1] News365.com.cn. "News365.com.cn Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." 上海的小吃. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.

[2] Phoenix television. "Phoenix television Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine." 糍飯糰與豆漿. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.

[3] "The Shanghai Breakfast Club: How to Eat Like a Local". The Woks of Life. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[4] "The Breakfast Foods You Have to Try in Shanghai". Saveur. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

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Pieces of cifantuan in a traditional steaming basket
Alternative names	Chi faan, fantuan
Course	Breakfast, dim sum
Place of origin	Jiangnan, China
Region or state	Greater China
Main ingredients	youtiao (fried dough), glutinous rice
Media: Cifantuan