Cífàn tuán

Cífàntuán

Many pieces of Cífàntuán in a traditional steaming basket
Alternative names	Cífàn, fàntuán, chi faan
Course	Breakfast, Dim sum
Place of origin	Jianghuai region, China
Region or state	Chinese-speaking areas (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
Main ingredients	youtiao (fried dough), glutinous rice

Cífàntuán is a kind of food in Chinese cuisine, originating from Shanghai. 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 Eastern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (where it is known as chi faan).

In recent years, there have been innovations on the traditional cifantuan, originating from Hong Kong and Taiwan, then reverse-introduced into Shanghai and its vicinity. Today, cifantuan is commonly available in two varieties. The "savoury" 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.