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Ear-hole fried cake

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Ear-hole fried cake (Chinese: 耳朵眼炸糕; pinyin: Ěrduǒyǎn zhà gāo) is a fried rice cake that is a popular street food in Tianjin, China. It was invented by a street vendor named Liu Wanchun (劉萬春) during the Guangxu Emperor's reign.[1] Ear-hole fried cakes are considered a traditional food of Tianjin and are sold as street food, in restaurants, and commercially.[2]

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Traditionally, it is made of fried yellow rice bread. The bread is kneaded, filled with red bean paste, and covered in sugar. The cake is then fried until crispy.[3]

Ear-hole fried cake is often referred to as one of the "Three Tianjin delights", (天津的“三绝”食品) along with mahua and goubuli.[4]

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